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Hempelian and Kuhnian approaches in the philosophy of medicine: the Semmelweis case [PDF]
, 2005 Semmelweis?s investigations of puerperal fever are some of the most interesting in the history of medicine. This paper considers Hempel?s (1966) analysis of the Semmelweis case.
Gillies, DA
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Diagnostic Justice: Testing for Covid-19
European Journal of Analytic Philosophy, 2021 Diagnostic testing can be used for many purposes, including testing to facilitate the clinical care of individual patients, testing as an inclusion criterion for clinical trial participation, and both passive and active surveillance testing of the ...
Ashley Graham Kennedy, Bryan Cwik
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Ludwik Fleck e a presente história das ciências Ludwik Fleck and the history of science today
História, Ciências, Saúde: Manguinhos, 1994 O médico e epistemologista Ludwik Fleck desenvolveu, nas décadas de 1920-30, uma abordagem bastante original para o estudo das ciências. Ele apoiou sua epistemologia em duas bases: por um lado, em sua própria experiência profissional de bacteriologista e
Ilana Löwy
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The importance of the Classics in the Transmission of Chinese Medicine to the West
Chinese Medicine and Culture, 2019 This paper discusses the role of the classical texts (Neijing and Nanjing) in the transmission of Chinese medicine – in particular acupuncture – to the West. This is presented in the following sections: A short historical overview of acupuncture practice
Sandra Hill
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Evaluating complementary medicine: methodological challenges of randomised controlled trials [PDF]
, 2002 Complementary medicine has a different philosophy from conventional medicine, presenting challenges to research methodology. Rigorous evaluation of complementary medicine could provide much needed evidence of its effectiveness.
Long, AF, Mason, S, Tovey, P
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Emergence and Evidence: A Close Look at Bunge’s Philosophy of Medicine
Philosophies, 2019 In his book “Medical Philosophy: Conceptual issues in Medicine”, Mario Bunge provides a unique account of medical philosophy that is deeply rooted in a realist ontology he calls “systemism”.
Rainer J. Klement +1 more
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Casuistic Reasoning, Standards of Evidence, and Expertise on Elite Athletes’ Nutrition
Philosophies, 2019 This paper assesses the epistemic challenges of giving nutrition advice to elite athletes in light of recent philosophical discussion concerning evidence-based practice. Our trust in experts largely depends on the assumption that their advice is based on
Saana Jukola
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QUALITATIVE RESEARCH IN CARDIOLOGY: TO BE VIRTUOUS OR FAIL
Российский кардиологический журнал, 2016 Qualitative research is an aristocracy among research methods. Being capable to reach the understanding of events so deep and individual that unattainable for quantification, it requires the same level of capacities from an investigator.
E. O. Taratukhin
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Absurdity in Medicine. Stanisław Trzebiński’s Philosophy of Medicine
Kwartalnik Historii Nauki i Techniki, 2021 Stanisław Trzebiński (1861–1930), professor at Stefan Batory University in Vilnius, was one of the most distinguished representatives of the Polish School of Philosophy of Medicine before the Second World War. He undertook studies in neurology, philosophy of medicine, and literature.
Jarosław Barański, Wojciech Mackiewicz
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