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| Title |
Mechanisms in biomedical ontology
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|---|---|
| Published in |
Journal of Biomedical Semantics, September 2012
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| DOI | 10.1186/2041-1480-3-s2-s9 |
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| Authors |
Johannes Röhl |
| Abstract |
The concept of a mechanism has become a standard proposal for explanations in biology. It has been claimed that mechanistic explanations are appropriate for systems biology, because they occupy a middle ground between strict reductionism and holism. Because of their importance in the field a formal ontological description of mechanisms is desirable. The standard philosophical accounts of mechanisms are often ambiguous and lack the clarity that can be provided by a formal-ontological framework. The goal of this paper is to clarify some of these ambiguities and suggest such a framework for mechanisms. Taking some hints from an "ontology of devices" I suggest as a general approach for this task the introduction of functional kinds and functional parts by which the particular relations between a mechanism and its components can be captured. |
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| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 1 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
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| Scientists | 1 | 100% |
Mendeley readers
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Mexico | 1 | 4% |
| Unknown | 24 | 96% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Researcher | 8 | 32% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 4 | 16% |
| Professor | 3 | 12% |
| Student > Master | 2 | 8% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 1 | 4% |
| Other | 2 | 8% |
| Unknown | 5 | 20% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Computer Science | 5 | 20% |
| Philosophy | 4 | 16% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 4 | 16% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 1 | 4% |
| Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutical Science | 1 | 4% |
| Other | 2 | 8% |
| Unknown | 8 | 32% |
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