An Introductory Philosophy of Medicine: Humanizing Modern MedicineSpringer Science & Business Media, 7. maj 2008 - 376 sider In this book the author explores the shifting philosophical boundaries of modern medical knowledge and practice occasioned by the crisis of quality-of-care, especially in terms of the various humanistic adjustments to the biomedical model. To that end he examines the metaphysical, epistemological, and ethical boundaries of these medical models. He begins with their metaphysics, analyzing the metaphysical positions and presuppositions and ontological commitments upon which medical knowledge and practice is founded. Next, he considers the epistemological issues that face these medical models, particularly those driven by methodological procedures undertaken by epistemic agents to constitute medical knowledge and practice. Finally, he examines the axiological boundaries and the ethical implications of each model, especially in terms of the physician-patient relationship. In a concluding Epilogue, he discusses how the philosophical analysis of the humanization of modern medicine helps to address the crisis-of-care, as well as the question of “What is medicine?” The book’s unique features include a comprehensive coverage of the various topics in the philosophy of medicine that have emerged over the past several decades and a philosophical context for embedding bioethical discussions. The book’s target audiences include both undergraduate and graduate students, as well as healthcare professionals and professional philosophers. |
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... treats medicine, however, as its subject matter. Again, Pellegrino concluded that philosophy of medicine “seeks to understand and define the conceptual substrata of medical phenomena” (1986, p. 14). In the early 1990s Arthur Caplan ...
... treat or replace it, using the latest scientific and technological advances in medical knowledge sanctioned by the medical community. The outcome of this intervention is to cure the patient, thereby saving the patient from permanent ...
... treating illness. Moreover, the patient is not simply a compliant or passive agent during diagnosis or treatment but can also be an active participant. The patient as an informed cognitive agent is part of the process of humanistic ...
... treating the patient, the patient's experience of the symptoms of the illness is also critical: “how [the symptoms of diabetes] are experienced and how they are reported by any one individual, and how they effect him, all require ...
... treats the patient as a whole person rather than simply as a diseased body part. The illness often affects more than ... treating both the body and the self” (2000, p. 575). The third advantage pertains to the inclusion of both the ...
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