The Philosophy of Medicine: Framing the Field
ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Englehardt, H. Tristram / Engelhardt, H. Tristram, JR, PUBLISHER: Springer, ong>Theong> term bioethics' was coined in , just as interest in ong>theong> medical humanities claimed a prominent place in medical education. Out ong>ofong> this interest, a substantial area ong>ofong> research ong>andong> scholarship took shape: ong>theong> philosophy ong>ofong> ong>medicineong>. This field has been directed to ong>theong> epistemoong>logong>ical, ontoong>logong>ical, ong>andong> value-ong>theong>oretical issues occasioned by ong>medicineong> ong>andong> ong>theong> biomedical sciences. Bioethics is nested in this field ong>andong> can only be fully understood in terms ong>ofong> ong>theong> foundational issues it addresses. This collection ong>ofong> essays in honor ong>ofong> Stuart F. Spicker, one ong>ofong> ong>theong> individuals who gave shape to ong>theong> philosophy ong>ofong> ong>medicineong>, lays out ong>theong> broad scope ong>ofong> concerns from ong>theong> philosophy ong>ofong> embodiment, to issues ong>ofong> ong>theong> role ong>ofong> ethics consultants, to concepts ong>ofong> disease, equity ong>andong> ong>theong> meaning ong>ofong> history.