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245 10 a| Medical nihilismh| [electronic resource] /c| Jacob Stegenga.;

250 a| First edition.;

260 a| Oxford, United Kingdom :b| Oxford University Press,c| 2018.;

300 a| xiv, 226 pages ;c| 24 cm;

504 a| Includes bibliographical references (pages 209-224) and indexes.;

505 2 a| Concepts -- Methods -- Evidence and values.;

506 a| Available only to authorized users.;

520 a| "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" --c| Provided by publisher.;

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Medical nihilism / Jacob Stegenga.

Author/creator	Stegenga, Jacob
Format	Electronic
Edition	First edition.
Publication Info	Oxford, United Kingdom : Oxford University Press, 2018.
Description	xiv, 226 pages ; 24 cm
Supplemental Content	Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete
Subjects	Medicine--Philosophy. Nihilism (Philosophy) Medicine--Research. --Evaluation. Medicalization. Biomedical Research. Philosophy, Medical.

Partial contents	Concepts -- Methods -- Evidence and values.
Abstract	"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" -- Provided by publisher.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (pages 209-224) and indexes.
Access restriction	Available only to authorized users.
Technical details	Mode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/form	Electronic books.
LCCN	2017955745
ISBN	9780198747048 (hbk.)
ISBN	0198747047 (hbk.)
ISBN	9780198747208 (pbk.)

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