Información mecanística en la evaluación de riesgos. Una aproximación desde las explicaciones basadas en mecanismos
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https://doi.org/10.24310/Contrastescontrastes.v0i0.1155Abstract
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Desde la década pasada, en la evaluación de riesgos se ha propuesto utilizar la información mecanística con un doble propósito: seleccionar guías de inferencia y realizar extrapolaciones inter-químicas para establecer categorías de tóxicos. En este trabajo se utilizan aportaciones procedentes del análisis filosófico de las explicaciones mecanísticas para analizar el concepto de información mecanística utilizado en la evaluación de riesgos. Categorizamos la información mecanística de los modos de acción en términos de explicaciones etiológicas que emplean bosquejos de mecanismos. El grado de detalle que ha de incorporar la información mecanística en la evaluación de riesgos dependerá, entre otros factores, de consideraciones pragmáticas respecto del uso posterior de dicha información.
PALABRAS CLAVE
INFORMACIÓN MECANÍSTICA, EVAVALUACIÓN DE RIESGOS, MODELO, BOSQUEJO, EXPLICACIÓN.
ABSTRACT
Since the 2000s, in risk assessment studies it is usual to use mechanistic information with a double aim: to select inference guidelines and to make inter-chemical extrapolations to categorize toxics. Here, we use the contributions made in philosophical analysis of mechanistic explanations to analyze the concept of mechanistic information used in the risk assessment. We classify mechanistic information, specifically that concerning modes of action, in terms of etiological explanations employing sketches of mechanisms. The grade of the details that mechanistic information must incorporate to risk assessment depends on, among other factors, pragmatic considerations on the further use of such information.
KEYWORDS
MECHANISTIC INFORMATION, RISK ASSESSMENT, MODEL, SKETCH, EXPLANATION.
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