Does the Philosophy of Medicine Exist: A Reappraisal

Søren Holm*

*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

In 1992 Arthur Caplan published a paper arguing that the philosophy of medicine did not exist as a field of inquiry. He summarized his argument as follows:Caplan lamented the non-existence of the philosophy of medicine as a field of inquiry since many of the discussion in medical ethics/bioethics rely on contested concepts foundation to medical research and practice that need analysis. He also acknowledged that although there is no ‘philosophy of medicine’, there is considerable scholarly activity that can be described correctly as ‘philosophy and medicine’. Philosophy & Medicine is also the name of the book series in which this chapter is published, and which I co-edit.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationPhilosophy and Medicine
PublisherSpringer Nature
Pages77-87
Number of pages11
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2025

Publication series

NamePhilosophy and Medicine
Volume150
ISSN (Print)0376-7418
ISSN (Electronic)2215-0080

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