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Medical Nihilism

Medical Nihilism - Hardcover

by Jacob Stegenga
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Availability:In StockContributor:Jacob StegengaPublish date:5/15/2018Pages:242
Language:EnglishPublisher:Oxford University Press (UK)ISBN-13:9780198747048ISBN-10:198747047UPC:9780198747048Book Category:Science, MedicalBook Subcategory:Philosophy & Social AspectsSize:9.30 x 6.20 x 0.90 inchesWeight:1.1001Product ID:SCSREJWGV2
This book argues that if we consider the ubiquity of small effect sizes in medicine, the extent of misleading evidence in medical research, the thin theoretical basis of many interventions, and the malleability of empirical methods, and if we employ our best inductive framework, then our
confidence in medical interventions ought to be low.
Language:EnglishPublisher:Oxford University Press (UK)ISBN-13:9780198747048ISBN-10:198747047UPC:9780198747048Book Category:Science, MedicalBook Subcategory:Philosophy & Social AspectsSize:9.30 x 6.20 x 0.90 inchesWeight:1.1001Product ID:SCSREJWGV2
Jacob Stegenga is a Lecturer in the Department of History and Philosophy of Science at the University of Cambridge. He received a Ph.D. from the University of California San Diego, and he has held fellowships at the University of Toronto and the Institute of Advanced Study at Durham University. His research focuses on philosophy of science, including methodological problems of medical research, conceptual questions in evolutionary biology, and fundamental topics in reasoning and rationality.
Publisher: Oxford University Press (UK)

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