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Introducing philosophy of medicine: three new books

Jacob Stegenga, Care and cure: an introduction to philosophy of medicine, University of Chicago Press, 2018, 288 pp, $29, ISBN: 978-0-226-59-503-0 (paperback) R. Paul Thompson and Ross E.G. Upshur, Philosophy of medicine: an introduction, Routledge, 2018, 206 pp, $44.95, ISBN: 978-0-415-50-109-5 (paperback) Alex Broadbent, Philosophy of medicine, Oxford University Press, 2019, 296 pp, $33.95, ISBN: 978-0-19-061-214-6 (paperback)

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  1. Another book, by Mario Bunge [12], could be included here. However, it is by a philosopher who, while prolific and well-known, had not previously published in the field and, based on the references in the book, engaged only minimally with the existing literature. Thus, Bunge’s book does not represent the development of philosophy of medicine, but rather presents one outside scholar’s discussion of questions of interest to him.

  2. For a first attempt at this, interested readers can see Jonathan Fuller’s recent review essay [22].

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Simon, J.R. Introducing philosophy of medicine: three new books. Theor Med Bioeth 42, 267–276 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11017-021-09554-z

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