The Ethics of Diagnosis

By: JosÃ© Luis Peset (Editor), Diego Gracia GuillÃ©n (Editor)

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Editorial Preface. Introduction; H.T. Engelhardt, Jr. I: Historical Perspectives. The Ethics of Diagnosis in Ancient Greek Medicine; P. Laìn-Entralgo. The Ethics of Diagnosis in Early Christianity and the Middle Ages; D.G. Guillèn. The Ethics of Diagnosis in the Modern and Contemporary Worlds; A. Albarracìn. Medical Diagnosis and Institutional Settings; J.L. Peset. Some Conceptual and Methodological Observations on the History of Ethics of Diagnosis; D. Amundsen. Observer Bias: The Emergence of the Ethics of Diagnosis; H.T. Engelhardt, Jr. II: Anthropological and Sociological Interpretations. The Body as a Field of Meaning: Implications for the Ethics of Diagnosis; H.T. Engelhardt, Jr. Embodiment, Pathology, and Diagnosis; J.A. Mainetti. The Experience of Pain and its Clinical Implications; D. Leder. Bodily Integrity, Trust-Telling, and the Good Physician; S.F. Spicker. Anthropology and the Hidden Values in Diagnosis; T.J. Bole III. III: The Socio-Cultural Dimension of Medical Knowledge. The Social Presuppositions of Medical Knowledge; M. Wartofsky. Diagnosing the Eleven-Month Pregnancy: Some Aspects of Moral and Cultural Foundations in Medical Judgment; H.-M. Sass. Non-Epistemic Considerations in Diagnosis: A Case Study of Pap Smears; M.A. Gardell Cutter. IV: Technological Developments in Medical Diagnosis. Value Desiderata in the Logical Structuring of Computer Diagnosis; E.D. Pellegrino. Problems in Computer Diagnosis; K.F. Schaffner. Computer and Clinical Thinking; H.R. Wulff. Critique of Diagnostic Formalism; E. Murphy. Human Values in Computer Diagnosis; E.V. Boisaubin. V: The Ethics of Diagnosis in the Post-Modern World. Post-Modern Reflections on the Ethics of Naming; G. Khushf. Index.

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Non-Fiction Medicine Clinical & Internal Medicine Medical Diagnosis Medicine in General Medical Profession Medical Ethics & Professional Conduct Society & Culture Ethical Issues & Debates Ethical Issues of Scientific & Technological Developments Philosophy Ethics & Moral Philosophy

History of Medicine Philosophy of The Mind Science Biology, Life Sciences Life Sciences in General Bio-Ethics Science in General

Preface
Introduction	p. 1
Historical Perspectives
The Ethics of Diagnosis in Ancient Greek Medicine	p. 13
The Ethics of Diagnosis in Early Christianity and the Middle Ages	p. 19
The Ethics of Diagnosis in the Modern and Contemporary Worlds	p. 29
Medical Diagnosis and Institutional Settings	p. 41
Some Conceptual and Methodological Observations on the History of Ethics of Diagnosis	p. 47
Observer Bias: The Emergence of the Ethics of Diagnosis	p. 63
Anthropological Interpretations
The Body as a Field of Meaning: Implications for the Ethics of Diagnosis	p. 75
Embodiment, Pathology, and Diagnosis	p. 79
The Experience of Pain and its Clinical Implications	p. 95
Ethics in Diagnosis: Bodily Integrity, Trust-Telling, and the Good Physician	p. 107
Bodily Norms and the Ethics of Diagnosis	p. 123
The Socio-Cultural Dimension of Medical Knowledge
The Social Presuppositions of Medical Knowledge	p. 131
Diagnosing the Eleven Month Pregnancy: Some Aspects of Moral and Cultural Foundations in Medical Judgment	p. 153
Value Presuppositions of Diagnosis: A Case Study in Diagnosing Cervical Cancer	p. 163
Computer Augmented Diagnosis
Value Desiderata in the Logical Structuring of Computer Diagnosis	p. 173
Problems in Computer Diagnosis	p. 197
Computers and Clinical Thinking	p. 243
Critique of Diagnostic Formalism	p. 255
Human Values in Computer Diagnosis	p. 269
The Ethics of Diagnosis in the Post-Modern World
Post-Modern Reflections on the Ethics of Naming	p. 275
Notes on Contributors	p. 301
Index	p. 303
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