{"product_id":"the-bloomsbury-companion-to-contemporary-philosophy-of-medicine-9781350356177","title":"The Bloomsbury Companion to Contemporary Philosophy of Medicine","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eJames A. Marcum\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of Philosophy and Director of Medical Humanities Program at Baylor University, USA. He earned doctorates in philosophy from Boston College and in physiology from the University of Cincinnati Medical College. He was on faculty at Harvard Medical School before going to Baylor.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFew studies of the philosophy of medicine are as comprehensive and accessible as this volume … This is a required resource for anyone interested in the philosophy of medicine, be they knowledgeable about the field or coming to it for the first time. Summing Up: Highly recommended. Lower-division undergraduates through faculty and professionals; general readers. * CHOICE *\u003cbr\u003eReaders and users of this companion – most likely to be medical students interested in ethics and philosophy, philosophy students interested in medicine and healthcare, tutors and lecturers in the field, members of ethics committees and anyone interested in the values and aims underpinning primary and secondary healthcare – will find a wealth of bibliographical material, much of it usefully current and available. * Reference Reviews *\u003cbr\u003eThis collection of themes, at the cutting edge, on pluralisms in medical theory and practice is a welcomed and useful addition to the growing literature on contemporary philosophy of medicine. -- Keekok Lee, Honorary Research Fellow of Philosophy, University of Manchester, UK\u003cbr\u003eThis is a timely collection written by some of the best philosophers of medicine working in the field today. It provides a comprehensive overview of contemporary work in each of the areas within philosophy of medicine and will be a valuable resource for students and researchers in this lively and growing field. -- Havi Carel, Professor of Philosophy, University of Bristol, UK\u003cbr\u003eOverall, the volume is a high-quality publication, which meets its aim of providing a comprehensive companion to the area for postgraduate students and scholars … it provides a wealth of highly accessible information on the main topics of traditional and recent concern for philosophers of medicine, sourced from authors who are authorities in their area. * Theoretical Medicine and Bioethics *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eList of Contributors\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cb\u003ePart I: Introduction: Philosophy of Medicine, Research Problems and Methods\u003c\/b\u003e 1. Introduction: Contemporary Philosophy of Medicine, \u003ci\u003eJames A. Marcum (Baylor University, USA)\u003c\/i\u003e 2. Research Problems and Methods in the Philosophy of Medicine, \u003ci\u003eMichael Loughlin (Manchester Metropolitan University, UK), Robyn Bluhm (Michigan State University, USA), and Mona Gupta (University of Montreal, Canada)\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cb\u003ePart II: Current Research and Future Directions\u003c\/b\u003e 3. Disease in the Era of Genomic and Molecular Medicine, \u003ci\u003eMarianne Boenink (University of Twente, Netherlands)\u003c\/i\u003e 4. Philosophy of Epidemiology, Alexander Broadbent \u003ci\u003e(University of Johannesburg, South Africa)\u003c\/i\u003e 5. Justification of Evidence-Based Medicine Epistemology,\u003ci\u003e Jeremy Howick (University of Oxford, UK)\u003c\/i\u003e 6. Evolutionary Medicine: Philosophical Aspects, \u003ci\u003eMichael Ruse (Florida State University, USA)\u003c\/i\u003e 7. Medical Humanism Part 1: Philosophical and Historical Underpinnings, \u003ci\u003eAlfred I. Tauber (Boston University, USA)\u003c\/i\u003e Part 2: Inspirations of the Twentieth Century,\u003ci\u003e Lydie Fiolova (University of Edinburgh, UK)\u003c\/i\u003e 8. Phenomenology and Medicine, \u003ci\u003eFredrik Svenaeus (Södertörn University, Sweden)\u003c\/i\u003e 9. Gender Medicine and Phenomenological Embodiment, \u003ci\u003eTania Gergel (King's College London, UK)\u003c\/i\u003e 10. Patient and Person Centered Medicine: Does the Center Hold?, \u003ci\u003eJames A. Marcum (Baylor University, USA)\u003c\/i\u003e 11. Health and Disease, \u003ci\u003eRachel Cooper (Lancaster University, UK)\u003c\/i\u003e 12. Causation in Medicine, \u003ci\u003eBrendan Clarke (University College London, UK) and Federica Russo (University of Amsterdam, Netherlands)\u003c\/i\u003e 13. Clinical Reasoning and Knowing, \u003ci\u003eHillel Braude (The Mifne Center, Rosh Pinna, Israel)\u003c\/i\u003e 14. New Directions in Philosophy of Medicine, \u003ci\u003eJacob Stegenga (University of Victoria, Canada), Ashley Graham Kennedy (Florida Atlantic University, USA), Serife Tekin (Daemen College, USA), Saana Jukola (Bielefeld University, Germany), and Robyn Bluhm (Michigan State University, USA)\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cb\u003ePart III: Research Resources\u003c\/b\u003e Glossary of Key Terms  Research Guide Annotated Bibliography \u003ci\u003eIndex\u003c\/i\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Publishing (UK)","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52084839612759,"sku":"9781350356177","price":41.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781350356177.jpg?v=1762207316","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-bloomsbury-companion-to-contemporary-philosophy-of-medicine-9781350356177","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}