Medical Nihilism

Nonfiction, Science & Nature, Science, Other Sciences, Philosophy & Social Aspects, Religion & Spirituality, Philosophy
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Author: Jacob Stegenga ISBN: 9780191064104
Publisher: OUP Oxford Publication: March 8, 2018
Imprint: OUP Oxford Language: English
Author: Jacob Stegenga
ISBN: 9780191064104
Publisher: OUP Oxford
Publication: March 8, 2018
Imprint: OUP Oxford
Language: English

This book argues that if we consider the ubiquity of small effect sizes in medicine, the extent of misleading evidence in medical research, the thin theoretical basis of many interventions, and the malleability of empirical methods, and if we employ our best inductive framework, then our confidence in medical interventions ought to be low.

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This book argues that if we consider the ubiquity of small effect sizes in medicine, the extent of misleading evidence in medical research, the thin theoretical basis of many interventions, and the malleability of empirical methods, and if we employ our best inductive framework, then our confidence in medical interventions ought to be low.

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