Pain Asymbolia is Not Pain
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 10705293 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Trevor Griffith (Tulane University), Adrian Kind (0000-0001-5798-8513, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2024 |
| Volume | 91 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 561-578 |
| Publication date | 2024-07-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Philosophy of Science (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0031-8248 • E-ISSN: 1539-767X |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/psa.2023.167 |
| OpenAlex | W4389311802 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 26 |
We challenge the standard interpretation of pain asymbolia (PA), a neuropsychiatric condition that causes unusual reactions to pain stimuli. The standard interpretation asserts that PA subjects experience pain but lack important features of the experience. However, we argue that the clinical evidence for PA does not support this interpretation and that the arguments put forward by the defenders of the standard interpretation end up making self-contradicting claims. Finally, we suggest that the best interpretation of the available evidence is to take a deflationist stance toward PA, at least until further evidence becomes available
Cognitive psychology · Epistemology · Interpretation (philosophy) · Linguistics · Medicine · Pain Management and Placebo Effect · Pain Mechanisms and Treatments · Philosophy · Psychology · Psychology of Moral and Emotional Judgment
| Unique citing works | 3 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 1,5 |
| Citation span | 2024 - 2026 (3) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |