The Ethics of Diagnosis (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1992)

A major focus of the philosophy of medicine and, in general, of the philosophy of science has been the interplay of facts and values. Nowhere is an evaluation of this interplay more important than in the ethics of diagnosis. Traditionally, diagnosis has been understood as an epistemological activity which is concerned with facts and excludes the intrusion of values. The essays in this volume challenge this assumption. Questions of knowledge in diagnosis are intimately related to the concerns with intervention that characterize the applied science of medicine. Broad social and individual goals, as well as diverse ethical frameworks, are shown to condition both the processes and results of diagnosis. This has significant implications for bioethics, implications that have not previously been developed. With this volume, the ethics of diagnosis' is established as an important branch of bioethics.

General

Imprint:	Springer
Country of origin:	Netherlands
Series:	Philosophy and Medicine, 40
Release date:	December 2010
First published:	1992
Editors:	Jose Luis Peset • Diego Gracia Guillen
Dimensions:	235 x 155 x 17mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	315
Edition:	Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1992
ISBN-13:	978-90-481-4110-4
Categories:	Books > Medicine > General issues > History of medicine Books > Science & Mathematics > Biology, life sciences > Life sciences: general issues > Bio-ethics Books > Humanities > Philosophy > Topics in philosophy > Ethics & moral philosophy > General Books > Philosophy > Topics in philosophy > Ethics & moral philosophy > General Promotions
LSN:	90-481-4110-9
Barcode:	9789048141104

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