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Medical Nihilism

Full title: Medical Nihilism
ISBN: 9780198747048
ISBN 10: 0198747047
Authors: Stegenga, Jacob
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Edition: 1
Num. pages: 256
Binding: Hardcover
Language: en
Published on: 2018

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Synopsis

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 --