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This course is an introduction to the philosophy of medicine. It focuses on foundational and theoretical (metaphysical and epistemological) issues in medicine. The topics are chosen to provide students with an overview of some of the most central questions in this area. Among the prospective topics are
the notions of disease, illness, and health (including mental health); the nature of evidence-based medicine and the epistemic status of randomized controlled trials; methodological challenges of using animal models in biomedical research; the requirements for establishing causal relations of disease aetiologies; and the role of images and videos in biomedical research.
| Study Type | Undergraduate | Level | 3 |
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| Term | Second Term | Credit Points | 30 credits (15 ECTS credits) |
| Campus | Aberdeen | Sustained Study | No |
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This course is an introduction to the philosophy of medicine. It focuses on foundational and theoretical (metaphysical and epistemological) issues in medicine. The topics are chosen to provide students with an overview of some of the most central questions in this area. Among the prospective topics are
the notions of disease, illness, and health (including mental health); the nature of evidence-based medicine and the epistemic status of randomized controlled trials; methodological challenges of using animal models in biomedical research; the requirements for establishing causal relations of disease aetiologies; and the role of images and videos in biomedical research. The course will not cover medical ethics.
Information on contact teaching time is available from the course guide.
| Assessment Type | Summative | Weighting | 80 | |
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| Feedback | Word Count | 5000 | ||
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| Assessment Type | Summative | Weighting | 10 | |
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| Assessment Type | Summative | Weighting | 10 | |
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There are no assessments for this course.
| Assessment Type | Summative | Weighting | 100 | |
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| Feedback | Word Count | 3000 | ||
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| Knowledge Level | Thinking Skill | Outcome |
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| Conceptual | Understand | To acquire knowledge of basic issues in philosophy of medicine |
| Conceptual | Create | To engage critically and creatively with central texts and debates |
| Conceptual | Analyse | To be able to articulate one’s ideas clearly and systematically in written form and in discussions |
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