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A Philosopher Goes to the Doctor - A Critical Look at Philosophical Assumptions in Medicine (Paperback)
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A Philosopher Goes to the Doctor - A Critical Look at Philosophical Assumptions in Medicine (Paperback)
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This book sheds light on important philosophical assumptions made
by professionals working in clinical and research medicine. In
doing so, it aims to make explicit how active philosophy is in
medicine and shows how this awareness can result in better and more
informed medical research and practice. It examines: what features
make something a scientific discipline; the inherent tensions
between understanding medicine as a research science and as a
healing practice; how the "replication crisis" in medical research
asks us to rethink the structure of knowledge production in our
modern world; whether explanations have any real scientific values;
the uncertainties about probabilistic claims; and whether it is
possible for evidence-based medicine to truly be value free. The
final chapter argues that the most important question we can ask is
not, "How can we separate values from science?" but, "In a
democratic society, how can we decide in a politically and morally
acceptable way what values should drive science?" Key features:
introduces complex philosophical issues in a manner accessible to
non-professional academics; critically examines philosophical
assumptions made in medicine, providing a better understanding of
medicine that can lead to better healthcare; integrates medical
examples and historic contexts so as to frame the rationale of
philosophical views and provide lively illustrations of how
philosophy can impact science and our lives; uses inter-connected
chapters to demonstrate that disparate philosophical concepts are
deeply related (e.g., it shows how the aims of medicine inform how
we should understand theoretical reasoning).
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