Medical nihilism /

Medical nihilism /

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Author / Creator:	Stegenga, Jacob, author
Edition:	First edition.
Imprint:	Oxford, United Kingdom ; New York, NY : Oxford University Press, 2018. ©2018
Description:	xiv, 226 pages ; 24 cm
Language:	English
Subject:	Medicine -- Research -- Evaluation. Medicine -- Philosophy. Nihilism (Philosophy) Medicalization. Biomedical Research. Philosophy, Medical.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11790014

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ISBN:	9780198747048 0198747047
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 209-224) and indexes.
Summary:	"Medical nihilism is the view that we should have little confidence in the effectiveness of medical interventions. This book argues that medical nihilism is a compelling view of modern medicine. If we consider the frequency of failed medical interventions, the extent of misleading evidence in medical research, the thin theoretical basis of many interventions, and the malleability of empirical methods in medicine, and if we employ our best inductive framework, then our confidence in the effectiveness of medical interventions ought to be low"--

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