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During the last 25 years, philosophers of science in the analytic tradition have been inquiring into the methodological foundations of medicine, addressing questions such as the definition of diseases or the proper assessment of biomedical evidence and causation. Sessions on these topics have proliferated in the major conferences in our field and the literature is growing exponentially. In this course, we want to provide a short introduction to the philosophical dilemmas that arise in scientific medicine.
Please, sign up only if you can read and write in English correctly.
Atocha Aliseda
Office hours: Tuesdays: 15.00 - 18.00 and by appointment
Phone: 91 398 6992
E-mail: atocha@fsof.uned.es
COMPETENCIAS GENERALES
CG3. Dominar las bases metodológicas y los conocimientos que permitan la integración de los múltiples saberes filosóficos en un proyecto de trabajo personal.
COMPETENCIAS ESPECÍFICAS
CE2. Poseer una familiaridad con la actividad investigadora en filosofía gracias al estudio detallado de obras de autores relevantes, a la interacción con profesores que están desarrollando tareas de investigación propias y con los otros alumnos del Máster en los foros de cada asignatura.
CE5. Aplicar con la soltura necesaria tanto los conocimientos adquiridos como la propia metodología de la reflexión filosófica, a problemas y ámbitos nuevos, dentro y fuera del terreno de la filosofía. Esta competencia es especialmente relevante para los alumnos del Máster que poseen estudios de Licenciatura o de Grado en otras áreas de ciencias, técnicas, o de humanidades (alumnos tradicionalmente numerosos en la Facultad de Filosofía de la UNED).
CE7. Componer un discurso coherente y crítico a partir del análisis objetivo de las diversas propuestas y situaciones procedentes del entorno social, económico y científico, distinguiendo posibles falacias, ambigüedades e incorrecciones en el ámbito del lenguaje, la ciencia y la comunicación interpersonal.
After completing the course, every student should
1. Know the main approaches and questions in philosophy of medicine
2. Grasp the underlying assumptions in our different theories about the concepts of health and disease
3. Understand the ethical and political implications of biomedical research
Topics in the philosophy of medicine
Since only a handful of students enrol, during the first week you vote which chapters of the textbooks you find more interesting and then I decide the reading list and provide the questions for the assignments.
The assignments should be delived by March 31st, April 30th, May 31st
If you are considering enrolling, please email the instructor (atocha@fsof.uned.es) with your queries.
Every student should answer three questionnaires on the course textbook in no more than 1500 words. The answers should be posted on a dedicated ALF message board so that other students can contribute to discuss them. It is essential that every student emails Atocha Aliseda (atocha@fsof.uned.es) at the start of the term to agree on a supervision plan.
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Each of the three questionnaires contributes 30% to the final grade. Participation in the debate on ALF will contribute the remaining 10%
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These are the key textbooks. Please, email Atocha Aliseda before you buy any of them to check if there is any new reading available.
Fred Gifford, ed., Philosophy of Medicine [Handbook of Philosophy of Science, vol. 16], Amsterdam, Elsevier, 2011
H. Kincaid, J. Simon & M. Solomon, The Routledge Companion of Philosophy of Medicine, London, Routledge, 2017
Depending on the topics chosen by the student, s/he will receive further readings and Internet resources.
