Philosophy of Medicine an Introduction
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The paradigm of medicine Empiricism and realism, two opposing trends in medical thinking, and the ethical dimension of medical decisions.
Abstract
The paradigm of medicine Empiricism and realism: A philosophical problem Empiricism and realism: Two opposing trends in medical thinking The mechanical model Causality in medicine The disease classification: An indispensable tool Probability and belief The naturalistic approach to psychiatry Hermeneutics: The nature of man in a wider perspective Medicine and sociology Psychoanalysis: Natural science or hermeneutics? Medical ethics as a philosophical discipline The ethical dimension of medical decisions The mind and the body.