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Disease and Diagnosis

Value-Dependent Realism

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Authors:
  1. William E. Stempsey

    1. College of the Holy Cross, Worcester, USA

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Part of the book series: Philosophy and Medicine (PHME, volume 63)

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Table of contents (8 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xi
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  2. Introduction

    1. Introduction

      • William E. Stempsey
      Pages 1-6

  3. Fact and Value

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 7-7
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    2. Social Constructivism Vs. Scientific Realism

      • William E. Stempsey
      Pages 9-33

    3. Fact Vs. Value

      • William E. Stempsey
      Pages 34-66

  4. Disease

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 67-67
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    2. The Concept of Disease

      • William E. Stempsey
      Pages 69-98

    3. The Classification of Diseases

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      Pages 99-132

  5. Diagnosis

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 133-133
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    2. The Elements of Diagnosis

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      Pages 135-161

    3. The Process of Diagnosis

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      Pages 162-191

    4. Conclusion

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      Pages 192-199

  6. Back Matter

    Pages 200-228
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About this book

The germs of the ideas in this book became implanted in me during my experience as a resident in clinical pathology at Boston University Medical Center. At the time, I had inklings that the test results churned out by our laboratories were more than scientific facts. As a philosophically unsophisticated young physician, however, I had no language or framework to analyze what I saw as a deep philosophical problem, a problem largely unrecognized by most physicians. The test results provided by our laboratories were accurate and of great practical importance for patient care. However, most of the physicians who relied on our test results to diagnose and treat their patients either did not have the time or interest to consider the philosophical issues inherent in diagnosis, or, like me, had inadequate means to further analyze them. It was more than ten years later that I began doctoral studies in philosophy, and I was fortunate to find a faculty that was supportive of my efforts to address the problem. This book began as my doctoral dissertation in the Department of Philosophy at Georgetown University. I would like to acknowledge the assistance of my mentor, Robert Veatch, Ph. D. Our conversations during my Georgetown years led me in new and often fascinating directions. I would also like to acknowledge the help of Kenneth Schaffner, M. D. , Ph. D.

Authors and Affiliations

  • College of the Holy Cross, Worcester, USA

    William E. Stempsey

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Disease and Diagnosis

  • Book Subtitle: Value-Dependent Realism

  • Authors: William E. Stempsey

  • Series Title: Philosophy and Medicine

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-4160-4

  • Publisher: Springer Dordrecht

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht 2000

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-0-7923-6322-4Published: 30 June 2000

  • eBook ISBN: 978-94-011-4160-4Published: 06 December 2012

  • Series ISSN: 0376-7418

  • Series E-ISSN: 2215-0080

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XI, 228

  • Topics: Philosophy of Medicine, Ethics, Theory of Medicine/Bioethics, Philosophy of Science

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