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This 7 page paper analyzes an article by Jarkko Jalava on the theories of degeneration and psychopathy and how the latter is a variant of the former. Bibliography lists 1 source.
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in the same form, but they "resurface" in a slightly different format. This paper analyzes his article on this subject. Discussion The purposes, aims and questions posed by the author:
Jalava argues that the theory of degeneration, which gained currency in the 19th century and was "discarded" in the 20th, in particular after the Nazis used it to further their
genocide, has re-emerged in the form of psychopathy. It is his aim to prove his contention by comparing the two. The object of the paper is both intriguing and worth
doing, since we have many examples of things that persist even when they have been proven wrong or worthless. Examples range from trivial (the health care reform bill contains absolutely
no reference to "death panels" or anything similar, but the rumor persists) to extremely serious, such as the idea that it is possible to predict a persons behavioral characteristics by
their physical appearance. This type of thinking leads rapidly to things like judging people by the color of the skin or the shape of their head. The problem with some
of these outlandish theories is that they make intuitive sense. We believe them because they seem to offer a logical and reasonable explanation for something. Thus, even when they are
proven to be utter rubbish, we still continue to support them because it seems that they should be right. That indeed is one of the basic questions: why do we
continue to believe in theories-or rather, in modified forms of theories-when the original has been proven incorrect? Or when the original has at the least fallen from general use? It
is one of the weaknesses of the paper (which is very well done and even humorous at times) that Jalava cant give a definitive answer to the question. Instead, he
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