While Feelgood and Rantzen claim that impulsivity is central to psychopathy, they fail to observe the crucial distinction between primary and secondary psychopathy. Contrary to their recommendations, omission of moral considerations renders the construct impossible unless its definition is made completely circular and therefore scientifically useless. Their objections to successful and institutionalized psychopathy are based on an inappropriately narrow definition of psychopathy. Finally, their strict causalism represents a bankrupt positivism which is counterproductive for psychology.
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