On Drugs.
| Autor: | Baron S; Dianoia Institute of Philosophy, Australian Catholic University, Melbourne, Australia., Linton S; Clinical Pharmacy, Royal Melbourne Hospital, Melbourne, Australia., O'Malley MA; History and Philosophy of Science, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia. |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Zdroj: | The Journal of medicine and philosophy [J Med Philos] 2023 Nov 03; Vol. 48 (6), pp. 551-564. |
| DOI: | 10.1093/jmp/jhad035 |
| Abstrakt: | Despite their centrality to medicine, drugs are not easily defined. We introduce two desiderata for a basic definition of medical drugs. It should: (a) capture everything considered to be a drug in medical contexts and (b) rule out anything that is not considered to be a drug. After canvassing a range of options, we find that no single definition of drugs can satisfy both desiderata. We conclude with three responses to our exploration of the drug concept: maintain a monistic concept, or choose one of two pluralistic outcomes. Notably, the distinction between drugs and other substances is placed under pressure by the most plausible of the options available. (© The Author(s) 2023. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the Journal of Medicine and Philosophy Inc.) |
| Databáze: | MEDLINE |
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