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This volume celebrates the history of the Philosophy and Medicine series with a retrospective assessment of the impact of the series over 50 years, written by some who were involved from the beginning, and others who have been influenced by the series. The Philosophy of Medicine book series was founded in 1975, inspired by remarkable new technologies that challenged our understanding of medicine’s abilities and purpose. These technologies raised challenges that required deeper conceptual analysis and the tools of philosophy to address. Since its inception, the series has published 150 volumes addressing topics from assisted reproduction to end-of-life care; the history of medical ethics; international approaches to philosophy and medicine; clinical ethics and clinical judgment; brain death; and more. A must-read for anyone specializing in or interested in philosophy of medicine.
List of contents
1. Fifty Years of the Philosophy and Medicine Book Series.- Part I. Philosophy of Medicine.- 2. On the Concepts of Health and Disease.- 3. The Concepts of Health and Disease.- 4. Tracing Philosophy and Medicine Roots: A Focus on Philosophy of Disease.- 5. Phenomenology of Health and Illness in the American-English Tradition.- 6. Does the philosophy of medicine exist – a reappraisal.- Part II. The Subseries of Philosophy and Medicine.- 7. Volumes on the History of Medical Ethics in the Philosophy and Medicine Series.- 8. The Catholic Studies in Bioethics Subseries.- 9. The Place of the Family in East Asian Bioethics.- Part III. Topics - Selected Topics and Reprints From the Series’ History.- 10.- Lost in Translation: How 1979 Proved Pivotal for Bioethics and Why We Need a Narrative Account of Morality in Medicine.- 11. Anatomy of a Clinical Judgment: Some Notes on Right Reason and Right Action.- 12. The Subjective in Clinical Judgment.- 13. What is the True Death of a Human Being.- Appendix: P&M volumes.
About the author
Søren Holm holds degrees in Medicine and in Philosophy and Religious Studies as well as a PhD and a Dr.Med from the University of Copenhagen. He is currently a Professor of Bioethics at the University of Manchester and and Professor of Medical Ethics (part-time) at the University of Oslo. He served with Professor John Harris as co-Editor in Chief of the Journal of Medical Ethics; was a member of the Nuffield Council on Bioethics from 2006 to 2012, and currently serves as Co-Editor in Chief of the Philosophy and Medicine book series.
Lisa M. Rasmussen earned her PhD in Philosophy from Rice University; and is currently Professor in the Department of Philosophy at the University of North Carolina, Charlotte. One of Dr. Rasmussen’s main research areas is research ethics, particularly research misconduct and federal regulatory approaches to ethical issues in research. She is presently working on a book manuscript on unregulated human subject research, and serves as co-Editor in Chief of the book series Philosophy and Medicine and Editor-in-Chief of the journal Accountability in Research.
Summary
This volume celebrates the history of the Philosophy and Medicine series with a retrospective assessment of the impact of the series over 50 years, written by some who were involved from the beginning, and others who have been influenced by the series. The Philosophy of Medicine book series was founded in 1975, inspired by remarkable new technologies that challenged our understanding of medicine’s abilities and purpose. These technologies raised challenges that required deeper conceptual analysis and the tools of philosophy to address. Since its inception, the series has published 150 volumes addressing topics from assisted reproduction to end-of-life care; the history of medical ethics; international approaches to philosophy and medicine; clinical ethics and clinical judgment; brain death; and more. A must-read for anyone specializing in or interested in philosophy of medicine.
