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The Influence of Edmund D. Pellegrino's Philosophy of Medicine (Hardcover, Reprinted from THEORETICAL MEDICINE, 18:1-2, 1997)
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The Influence of Edmund D. Pellegrino's Philosophy of Medicine (Hardcover, Reprinted from THEORETICAL MEDICINE, 18:1-2, 1997)
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This volume is dedicated to the philosophy of medicine advanced by
Edmund D. Pellegrino, a renowned physician educator and
philosopher. Pellegrino's thinking about the philosophy of medicine
centers on the importance of illness in the life of the patient,
and the professional relationship established by promising to
alleviate suffering. From this relationship norms are established
that contribute to the staying power of medicine as a moral
enterprise. Chapters are included from established thinkers and
newcomers to the field, all of whom have been influenced by
Pellegrino. Some chapters expand upon his thinking for primary
care, managed care, and other delivery systems. Other chapters
explain in more detail certain key concepts in Pellegrino's
thought, like beneficence, doing no harm, and clinical phronesis or
prudential decision making. Still others explore areas of
difficulty like the reliance on role modeling and virtue ethics,
the problem of pluralism and a loss of professional normative
ethics, and the search for the foundations of the philosophy of
medicine. Constructing a viable philosophy of medicine for the next
century is an essential task for grounding the morality of medicine
during enormous social and economic change. Pellegrino's thinking
and the ideas of those he has influenced will contribute immensely
to this challenge.
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