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The Routledge Companion to Philosophy of Medicine, Paperback / softback Book

The Routledge Companion to Philosophy of Medicine Paperback / softback

Edited by Miriam (Temple University) Solomon, Jeremy R. Simon, Harold Kincaid

Part of the Routledge Philosophy Companions series

Paperback / softback

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The Routledge Companion to Philosophy of Medicine is a comprehensive guide to topics in the fields of epistemology and metaphysics of medicine.

It examines traditional topics such as the concept of disease, causality in medicine, the epistemology of the randomized controlled trial, the biopsychosocial model, explanation, clinical judgment and phenomenology of medicine and emerging topics, such as philosophy of epidemiology, measuring harms, the concept of disability, nursing perspectives, race and gender, the metaphysics of Chinese medicine, and narrative medicine.

Each of the 48 chapters is written especially for this volume and with a student audience in mind.

For pedagogy and clarity, each chapter contains an extended example illustrating the ideas discussed.

This text is intended for use as a reference for students in courses in philosophy of medicine and philosophy of science, and pairs well with The Routledge Companion to Bioethics for use in medical humanities and social science courses.

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