Naslov
James A. Marcum: An Introductory Philosophy of Medicine : Humanizing Modern Medicine
(James A. Marcum:, An Introductory Philosophy of Medicine : Humanizing Modern Medicine)

Autori
Eterović, Igor

Izvornik
Synthesis philosophica (0352-7875) 26 (2011), 1; 244-246

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Radovi u časopisima, prikaz, stručni

Ključne riječi
philosophy of medicine; quality-of-care-crisis; humanistic model; biomedical model

Sažetak
The review of James Marcum's book starts with the explanation of the introductory character of the book in the field of philosophy of medicine. Than, the quality-of-care crisis is presented as the central motivation of the book. The clash between prevalent biomedical model in medicine and desirable humanistic model is explored through the presentation of all three parts of the book. The first part deals with metaphysical boundaries of biomedical and humanistic models. The second part is concerned with the epistemology of medicine. The third part of the book is devoted to the ethical issues in medical science.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Filozofija

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