The Influence Of Edmund D.Pellegrino's Philosophy Of Medicine
Editor: David C.Thomasma
Kluwer Academic Publishers Group (Netherlands), 1997
Hardback, 224 pages
Size: 234x156 mm
ISBN: 9780792344124
ISBN-10: 079234412X
The Influence Of Edmund D.Pellegrino's Philosophy Of Medicine
Dedicated to the philosophy of medicine advanced by Edmund D Pellegrino, a physician educator and philosopher. This title explains certain key concepts in Pellegrino's thought, like beneficence, doing no harm, and clinical phronesis or prudential decision making. It explores areas of difficulty like the reliance on role modeling and virtue ethics.

