Medicine & Philosophy: A Twenty-First Century Introduction
May 2013 · Walter de Gruyter
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This textbook introduces the reader to basic problems in the philosophy of science and ethics, mainly by means of examples from medicine. It is based on the conviction that philosophy, medical science, medical informatics, and medical ethics are overlapping disciplines. It claims that the philosophical lessons to learn from the twentieth century are not that nature is a ‘social construction’ and that ‘anything goes’ with respect to methodological and moral rules. Instead, it claims that there is scientific knowledge, but that it is never completely secure; that there are norms, but that they are situation-bound; and that, therefore, it makes good sense to search for scientific truths and try to act in a morally decent way. Using philosophical catchwords, the authors advocate ‘fallibilism’ and ‘particularism’; a combination that might be called ‘pragmatic realism’.
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Dave Easton
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May 8, 2019
refreshingly accurate details Breathe new life into both disciplines. in this book we learn the ultimate connection between all things Seene from different perspectives , job well done
3 people found this review helpful
Allan Taylor
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November 12, 2022
it started nice until the author started apologizing for the lack of enough neutral pronouns, what stupid times we live in, other than that, good.
Layan Ashraf
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April 20, 2017
Now I have this book no need to go to the doctor
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