Anya Plutynski - Philosophy of Medicine & Healthcare

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Can philosophy contribute to medicine and healthcare? For example, philosophy can help clarify the concept of cancer, its nature, kinds and variations. Philosophy can also help discern different levels or qualities of healthcare for different groups.

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Anya Plutynski is a historian and philosopher of biology and medicine. She currently teaches philosophy at Washington University in St. Louis.

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