What Placebos Teach Us about Health and Care: A Philosopher Pops a Pill

by Dien Ho

Placebo effects raise some fundamental questions concerning the nature of clinical and medical research. This Element begins with an overview of the different roles placebos play, followed by a survey of significant studies and dominant views about placebo mechanisms. It then critically examines the concept of placebo and offers a new definition that avoids the pitfalls of other attempts. The main philosophical lesson is that background medical theories...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1009087932
• ISBN13: 9781009087933
• Release Date: December 2023
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 75 Pages
• Weight: 0.28 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 6.0" x 9.0"