Abstract
The first part of an issue devoted to Alex Broadbent's essay titled "Prediction, Understanding, and Medicine," this article notes the under-development of a variety of issues in the philosophy of medicine that transcend bioethics and the longstanding debates about the nature of health/illness and of evidence-based medicine. It also indicates the importance of drawing on non-Western, and particularly African, traditions in addressing these largely metaphysical and epistemological matters.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 281-288 |
Number of pages | 8 |
Journal | Journal of Medicine and Philosophy |
Volume | 43 |
Issue number | 3 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 9 May 2018 |
Keywords
- cure
- disease
- epistemic justice
- health
- medical expert
- medicine
- non-Western medicine
- philosophy of medicine
- science
- traditional medicine
- treatment
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Medicine