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What is philosophy of medicine?

What is philosophy of medicine?
What is philosophy of medicine?
Philosophy of Medicine is considered a new and emerging discipline. This paper presents an overview of philosophy of medicine, discusses its relation to bioethics and to other areas of philosophy, and introduces three potential topics for research in the philosophy of medicine: concepts of health and disease, the relationship between medicine and psychiatry, and the problems of medical knowledge and evidence.
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Kingma, Elselijn
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Kingma, Elselijn
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Kingma, Elselijn (2011) What is philosophy of medicine? Paradigmi, 1, 11-28. (doi:10.3280/PARA2011-001002).

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Philosophy of Medicine is considered a new and emerging discipline. This paper presents an overview of philosophy of medicine, discusses its relation to bioethics and to other areas of philosophy, and introduces three potential topics for research in the philosophy of medicine: concepts of health and disease, the relationship between medicine and psychiatry, and the problems of medical knowledge and evidence.

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Published date: April 2011
Organisations: Philosophy
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Local EPrints ID: 394762
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/394762
DOI: doi:10.3280/PARA2011-001002
PURE UUID: 5f8c7d13-31c8-41d5-ae16-ebbeacf1c625

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Last modified: 15 Mar 2024 00:32

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Author: Elselijn Kingma

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