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Author:   Erwin B. Montgomery, M.D, Jr. (Medical Director, Medical Director, Greenville Neuromodulation Center)
Publisher:   Oxford University Press Inc
Imprint:   Oxford University Press Inc
Dimensions:   Width: 23.90cm , Height: 2.80cm , Length: 15.70cm
Weight:   0.567kg
ISBN:  

9780190912925

ISBN 10:   0190912928
Pages:   292
Publication Date:   03 January 2019
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Glossary of Concepts Preface Chapter 1: Introduction Chapter 2: What Are We to Make of Reasoning in Modern Medicine? Chapter 3: Epistemic Challenges and the Necessary Epistemic Responses Chapter 4: Medical Epistemology: The Issues Chapter 5: Deduction, Induction, and Abduction: The Basics Chapter 6: Evolution of Medical Reasoning Chapter 7: Variability versus Diversity in Variety-The Epistemic Conundrum and Responses Chapter 8: The Meaninglessness of the Mean Chapter 9: The Value of Statistical and Logical Thinking Chapter 10: The Centrality and Origins of Hypotheses Chapter 11: Necessary Presuppositions: The Metaphysics Chapter 12: The False Notion of Intention, Choice, and Inhibition Chapter 13: The Role of Metaphor Chapter 14: Dynamics Chapter 15: Medical Science versus Medical Technology Chapter 16: Irreproducibility in Biomedical Science Chapter 17: Medical Solipsism Chapter 18: Critique of Practical and Clinical Medical Reasoning Chapter 19: A Calling to Be Better Than Ourselves Available on a Companion Website: Appendix A: A Very Brief and Selective Introduction to Logic Appendix B: A Basic and Selective Introduction to Probability and Statistics

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""It is ... a book that will repay the effort needed to understand a complex and challenging subject. Readers who have an interest in philosophy will find much to stimulate them and make them seek fuller answers."" -- Max Hughes, Metapsychology Online Reviews

It is ... a book that will repay the effort needed to understand a complex and challenging subject. Readers who have an interest in philosophy will find much to stimulate them and make them seek fuller answers. * Max Hughes, Metapsychology Online Reviews *

Author Information

Erwin B. Montgomery, Jr., MD, has over 40 years' experience as an academic neurologist and neurophysiologist, he has held professor appointments in many neurology and neuroscience departments. Montgomery's clinical interests include deep brain stimulation and movement disorders, particularly Parkinson's disease; his research interests include the neurophysiology and pathophysiology of the basal ganglia-thalamic-cortical system.

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