The Influence of Edmund D. Pellegrino’s Philosophy of Medicine

This volume is dedicated to the philosophy of medicine advanced by Edmund D. Pellegrino, a renowned physician educator and philosopher. Pellegrino's thinking about the philosophy of medicine centers on the importance of illness in the life of the patient, and the professional relationship estab...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Thomasma, David C. (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Dordrecht Springer Netherlands 1997, 1997
Edition:1st ed. 1997
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Collection: Springer Book Archives -2004 - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • Edmund D. Pellegrino Festschrift
  • Edmund D. Pellegrino’s Philosophy of Family Practice
  • The Virtues in Psychiatric Practice
  • The Inadequacy of Role Models for Educating Medical Students in Ethics with Some Reflections on Virtue Theory
  • A Dialogue Between Virtue Ethics and Care Ethics
  • Futility and the Varieties of Medical Judgment
  • Finding an Appropriate Ethic in a World of Moral Acquaintances
  • Philosophy of Medical Practice: A Discursive Approach
  • “Damaged Humanity”: The Call for a Patient-Centered Medical Ethic in the Managed Care Era
  • Antifoundationalism and the Possibility of a Moral Philosophy of Medicine
  • Why Bioethics Needs the Philosophy of Medicine: Some Implications of Reflection on Concepts of Health and Disease
  • The Crisis of Virtue: Arming for the Cultural Wars and Pellegrino at the Limes
  • Phronesis, Clinical Reasoning, and Pellegrino’s Philosophy of Medicine
  • Why “Do No Harm”?