Philosophy of medicine

The philosophy of medicine is a branch of philosophy that explores issues in theory, research, and practice within the field of health sciences,[1] more specifically in topics of epistemology, metaphysics, and medical ethics, which overlaps with bioethics. Philosophy and medicine, have had a long history of overlapping ideas. It was not until the nineteenth century that the professionalization of the philosophy of medicine came to be.[2] In the late twentieth century, debates among philosophers and physicians ensued of whether the philosophy of medicine should be considered a field of its own from either philosophy or medicine.[3] A consensus has since been reached that it is in fact a distinct discipline with its set of separate problems and questions. In recent years there have been a variety of university courses,[4][5] journals,[6][7][8][9] books,[10][11][12][13] textbooks[14] and conferences dedicated to the philosophy of medicine.

  1. ^ Wulff, Henrik R.; Pedersen, Stig Andur; Rosenberg, Raben (1986). Philosophy of Medicine: an Introduction – via PhilPapers.
  2. ^ Ankeny, Rachel A.; Reiss, Julian (2016-06-06). "Philosophy of Medicine". In Zalta, Edward N. (ed.). The Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy (Summer 2016 ed.). Metaphysics Research Lab, Stanford University.
  3. ^ Caplan, Arthur L. (March 1992). "Does the philosophy of medicine exist?". Theoretical Medicine. 13 (1): 67–77. doi:10.1007/BF00489220. ISSN 0167-9902. PMID 1604434. S2CID 22710233.
  4. ^ "History and Philosophy of Science and Medicine". Durham University. Archived from the original on 2012-01-20. Retrieved 2024-07-21.
  5. ^ "History and Philosophy of Evidence-Based Health Care". University of Oxford. Archived from the original on 2012-09-05. Retrieved 2024-07-21.
  6. ^ "Medicine, Health Care and Philosophy". SpringerLink. Retrieved 2024-07-21.
  7. ^ "Oxford Journals | Humanities&Medicine | Journal of Medicine and Philosophy". Oxford Journals. Archived from the original on 2008-05-09. Retrieved 2024-07-21.
  8. ^ "Theoretical Medicine and Bioethics". SpringerLink. Retrieved 2024-07-21.
  9. ^ Bhattacharjee, Pijush Kanti (2014). "Working Philosophy of All Medicines" (PDF). International Journal of Advanced Engineering and Global Technology. 2 (7): 823–7. ISSN 2309-4893. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-04-03.
  10. ^ Gabbay, Dov M. (2011-02-23). Philosophy of Medicine. Science Direct. ISBN 978-0-444-51787-6.
  11. ^ Howick, Jeremy (2011-02-23). The Philosophy of Evidence-based Medicine. John Wiley & Sons. doi:10.1002/9781444342673. ISBN 978-1-4443-4266-6. OCLC 716208689.
  12. ^ Pellegrino, Edmund D. (2008). The Philosophy of Medicine Reborn. University of Notre Dame Press. doi:10.2307/j.ctvpj7fgp. ISBN 978-0-268-08974-0. JSTOR j.ctvpj7fgp. OCLC 1120125536.
  13. ^ Lee, Keekok (2013-02-23). "The Philosophical Foundations of Modern Medicine". Theoretical Medicine and Bioethics. 34 (5): 437–440. doi:10.1007/s11017-013-9253-5. S2CID 141742194.
  14. ^ Stegenga, Jacob (2018). Care and Cure: An Introduction To Philosophy of Medicine. University of Chicago Press. ISBN 978-0-226-59503-0. OCLC 1028894449.