The Bloomsbury Companion to Contemporary Philosophy of Medicine

by Marcum, James A.

• ISBN13: 9781474233002
• ISBN10: 1474233007
• eBook ISBN(s): 9781474233019
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2016-12-15
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic

Summary

A definitive and authoritative guide to a vibrant and growing discipline in current philosophy, The Bloomsbury Companion to Contemporary Philosophy of Medicine presents an overview of the issues facing contemporary philosophy of medicine, the research methods required to understand them and a trajectory for the discipline's future.

Written by world leaders in the discipline, this companion addresses the ontological, epistemic, and methodological challenges facing philosophers of medicine today, from the debate between evidence-based and person-centered medicine, medical humanism, and gender medicine, to traditional issues such as disease, health, and clinical reasoning and decision-making. Practical and forward-looking, it also includes a detailed guide to research sources, a glossary of key terms, and an annotated bibliography, as well as an introductory survey of research methods and discussion of new research directions emerging in response to the rapid changes in modern medicine.

“Philosophy needs medicine', Hillel Braude argues, 'to become more relevant'. By showing how modern medicine provides philosophers with a rich source of material for investigating issues facing contemporary society, The Bloomsbury Companion to Contemporary Philosophy of Medicine introduces the opportunities medicine offers philosophers together with the resources and skills required to contribute to contemporary debates and discussions.

Author Biography

James A. Marcum is Professor of Philosophy and Director of Medical Humanities Program at Baylor University, USA. He earned doctorates in philosophy from Boston College and in physiology from the University of Cincinnati Medical College. He was on faculty at Harvard Medical School before going to Baylor.

Table of Contents

Part I: Introduction: Philosophy of Medicine, Problems and Methods
1. Introduction, James Marcum (Professor of Philosophy and Director of Medical Humanities Program, Baylor University, USA)
2. Research Problems and Methods, Michael Loughlin (Reader, Research Institute for Health and Social Change, Manchester Metropolitan University, UK)
Part II: Current Research and Issues
3. Molecular-Genomic Medicine, Marianne Boenink (Assistant Professor, Department of Philosophy, University of Twente, Netherlands)
4. Evidence-Based Medicine, Jeremy Howick (Research Fellow, Oxford Centre for Evidence-based Medicine, University of Oxford, UK)
5. Epidemiology, Alex Broadbent (Head of Philosophy, Associate Professor, University of Johannesburg, South Africa)
6. Evolutionary Medicine, Michael Ruse (Lucycle T. Werkmeister Professor and Director of HPS Program, Florida State University, USA)
7. Medical Humanism, Alfred Tauber (Professor of Philosophy Emeritus, Zoltan Kohn Professor Emeritus of Medicine, Boston University, USA)
8. Person-Centered Medicine, Andrew Miles (Professor, College of Medicine, Senior Vice President and Secretary General of the European Society for Person Centered Healthcare)
9. Phenomenology and Medicine, Fredrik Svenaeus (Professor at the Centre for Studies in Practical Knowledge, School of Culture and Learning, Södertörn University, Sweden)
10. Gender Medicine, Tania Gergel (Visiting Research Associate, Centre for Humanities and Health, King's College, London, UK)
11. Health and Disease, Rachel Cooper (Senior Lecturer of Philosophy, Lancaster University, UK)
12. Medical Causation, Federica Russo (Pegasus Marie Curie Fellow, Center Leo Apostel, VUB, Belgium)
13. Clinical Reasoning and Decision-Making, Hillel Braude (Faculty of Medicine, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel)
14. New Directions in Philosophy of Medicine, Robyn Bluhm (Associate Professor, Philosophy & Religious Studies, Old Dominion University, USA)
Part III: Research Resources
Annotated Bibliography
Research Guide
A-Z of Key Terms and Concepts
Chronology
Index