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Classification Without Reduction: The Epistemology of Clinical Taxonomy Examined Through TCM Constitution Theory.

Journal of evaluation in clinical practice - 1 Aug 2026

Ge Sikai, Zhou Xing, Shang Xuejun

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RATIONALE, AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: Clinical classifications operate at different explanatory levels-from molecular subtypes to phenotypic syndromes-yet the epistemological standing of a classification is often treated as though it depends on which level it occupies. This conflation of explanatory level with epistemological standing is unfounded. This essay identifies the minimal epistemological conditions that any...

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Body Constitution
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PMID: 42574652
DOI: 10.1111/jep.70549
PMCID: PMC13456613

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