Medical Nihilism

Saana Jukola

doi:10.1007/978-94-017-8706-2_96-1

Medical Nihilism

Saana Jukola

Philosophy

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Jacob Stegenga has argued that “we should have little confidence in the effectiveness of medical interventions” (Stegenga J, Medical nihilism. Oxford University Press, Oxford, 2018, p. 1). This chapter discusses this thesis of ‘Medical nihilism’ by providing an overview of the arguments Stegenga makes in his (Medical nihilism. Oxford University Press, Oxford, 2018) book. It also reviews the main lines of criticism of ‘Medical nihilism’ and considers its implications.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Handbook of the Philosophy of Medicine
Editors	Thomas Schramme, Steven Edwards
Place of Publication	Dordrecht
Publisher	Springer
Pages	1-12
ISBN (Electronic)	978-94-017-8706-2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-8706-2_96-1
Publication status	E-pub ahead of print/First online - 10 Jan 2024

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