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Science versus Pseudoscience in medicine

Science versus Pseudoscience in medicine. Alireza Monajemi, MD-PhD Department of philosophy of science IHCS. Demarcation problem in Philosophy of science. Demarcation. Paradigm shift in demarcation problem in health issues.

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Science versus Pseudoscience in medicine

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  1. Science versus Pseudoscience in medicine Alireza Monajemi, MD-PhD Department of philosophy of science IHCS Shariati Hospital

  2. Demarcation problem in Philosophy of science Shariati Hospital

  3. Demarcation Shariati Hospital

  4. Paradigm shift in demarcation problem in health issues Shariati Hospital

  5. Those who practice medicine must also wrestle with the question ‘what is science?’ when they decide whether to use a particular diagnostic test, drug, or therapy. Shariati Hospital

  6. It almost goes without saying that a great deal hinges on the distinction between scientific and unscientific medicine, since medical decisions have direct, immediate, and significant effects on human health and well being. • ‘Good’ medicine can save lives, but ‘bad’ medicine can kill. Shariati Hospital

  7. In medicine, the demarcation problem often boils down to finding a way • to distinguish between ‘scientific medicine’ and ‘alternative medicine’ (Angell and • Kassirer, 1998 Shariati Hospital

  8. Depending on how you view it, alternative medicine could be classified as • ‘junk science’, • ‘fringe science’, • ‘weak science’, • or ‘pseudo science’. Shariati Hospital

  9. Pragmatic approach to demarcation Shariati Hospital

  10. Although there has been considerable debate about whether the practice of medicine is a science or an art, most clinicians and theorists agree that science plays an important role in medical practice (Little, 1995). Shariati Hospital

  11. Medicine is not equal to applied biology! Shariati Hospital

  12. Science and medicine Shariati Hospital

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