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The philosophy of medicine is a branch of philosophy that explores issues in theory, research, and practice within the field of health sciences, [1] more specifically in topics of epistemology, metaphysics, and medical ethics, which overlaps with bioethics. Philosophy and medicine, have had a long history of overlapping ideas.
Hippocrates of Kos (/ h ɪ ˈ p ɒ k r ə t iː z /, Ancient Greek: Ἱπποκράτης ὁ Κῷος, romanized: Hippokrátēs ho Kôios; c. 460 – c. 370 BC), also known as Hippocrates II, was a Greek physician and philosopher of the classical period who is considered one of the most outstanding figures in the history of medicine.
A 12th-century manuscript of the Hippocratic Oath in Greek, one of the most famous aspects of classical medicine that carried into later eras. The history of medicine is both a study of medicine throughout history as well as a multidisciplinary field of study that seeks to explore and understand medical practices, both past and present, throughout human societies.
Medical humanities is an interdisciplinary field of medicine which includes the humanities (philosophy of medicine, medical ethics and bioethics, history of medicine, literary studies and religion), social science (psychology, medical sociology, medical anthropology, cultural studies, health geography) and the arts (literature, theater, film, and visual arts) and their application to medical ...
He was a professor of philosophy at Rice University, in Houston, Texas, specializing in the history and philosophy of medicine, particularly from the standpoint of continental philosophy. He was also a professor emeritus at Baylor College of Medicine, and a member of the Baylor Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy. [1]
Whereas it is Empedocles' medical philosophy that ultimately inspires the humoral doctrine of human nature, it is Alcmaeon's theory that underpins the medical therapeutic doctrine proposed in On Ancient Medicine (Group IV). Alcmaeon's argument that there are an infinite number of causes for disease that cannot be simply organized into ...
The Faculty of the History and Philosophy of Medicine and Pharmacy hosts several lectures throughout the year. [3] Their lectures series are called "eponymous lectures, and each are named after a significant person to the Apothecaries: Monckton Copeman Lecture, John Locke Lecture, Osler Lecture, Sydenham Lecture, and Gideon de Laune Lecture.
The journal was established in 1987 as European Philosophy of Medicine and Health Care, obtaining its current name in 1998.It is published by Springer Science+Business Media in association with the European Society for Philosophy of Medicine and Healthcare, of which it is the official journal.