Title |
Scientism as a Social Response to the Problem of Suicide
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Published in |
Journal of Bioethical Inquiry, November 2015
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DOI | 10.1007/s11673-015-9662-4 |
Pubmed ID | |
Authors |
Scott J. Fitzpatrick |
Abstract |
As one component of a broader social and normative response to the problem of suicide, scientism served to minimize sociopolitical and religious conflict around the issue. As such, it embodied, and continues to embody, a number of interests and values, as well as serving important social functions. It is thus comparable with other normative frameworks and can be appraised, from an ethical perspective, in light of these values, interests, and functions. This work examines the key values, interests, and functions of scientism in suicidology and argues that although scientism has had some social benefit, it primarily serves to maintain political and professional interests and has damaging implications for suicide research and prevention. |
X Demographics
Geographical breakdown
Country | Count | As % |
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United Kingdom | 2 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
Type | Count | As % |
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Scientists | 1 | 50% |
Members of the public | 1 | 50% |
Mendeley readers
Geographical breakdown
Country | Count | As % |
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Sweden | 1 | 5% |
Unknown | 18 | 95% |
Demographic breakdown
Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
---|---|---|
Student > Ph. D. Student | 4 | 21% |
Student > Doctoral Student | 2 | 11% |
Student > Bachelor | 2 | 11% |
Librarian | 1 | 5% |
Other | 1 | 5% |
Other | 2 | 11% |
Unknown | 7 | 37% |
Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
---|---|---|
Psychology | 4 | 21% |
Social Sciences | 2 | 11% |
Business, Management and Accounting | 1 | 5% |
Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 1 | 5% |
Nursing and Health Professions | 1 | 5% |
Other | 2 | 11% |
Unknown | 8 | 42% |