Theoretical Medicine and Bioethics

期刊简介：AIMS & SCOPETheoretical Medicine and Bioethics examines clinical judgment and reasoning, medical concepts such as health and disease, the philosophical basis of medical science, and the philosophical ethics of health care and biomedical researchTheoretical Medicine and Bioethics is an international forum for interdisciplinary studies in the ethics of health care and in the philosophy and methodology of medical practice and biomedical research. Coverage in the philosophy of medicine includes the theoretical examination of clinical judgment and decision making; theories of health promotion and preventive care; the problems of medical language and knowledge acquisition; theory formation in medicine; analysis of the structure and dynamics of medical hypotheses and theories; discussion and clarification of basic medical concepts and issues; medical application of advanced methods in the philosophy of science, and the interplay between medicine and other scientific or social institutions. Coverage of ethics includes both clinical and research ethics, with an emphasis on underlying ethical theory rather than institutional or governmental policy analysis. All philosophical methods and orientations receive equal consideration. The journal pays particular attention to developing new methods and tools for analysis and understanding of the conceptual and ethical presuppositions of the medical sciences and health care processes. Theoretical Medicine and Bioethics publishes original scholarly articles, occasional special issues on important topics, and book reviews.Related subjects » Applied Ethics & Social Responsibility – Bioethics – Ethics – Epistemology & Philosophy of Science – Medical Ethics – Medicine – Philosophy – Philosophy of Medicine – Surgery

【译文】理论医学与生物伦理学探讨临床判断和推理、健康与疾病等医学概念，医学科学的哲学基础，以及医疗保健和生物医学研究的哲学伦理。理论医学与生物伦理学是关于医疗保健伦理和医学实践及生物医学研究哲学与方法论的多学科研究的国际论坛。在医学哲学方面的内容包括对临床判断和决策的理论考察；健康促进和预防保健理论；医学语言和知识获取问题；医学理论形成；医学假设和理论的结构和动态分析；基本医学概念和问题的讨论和阐明；科学哲学中先进方法在医学中的应用，以及医学与其他科学或社会机构之间的相互作用。在伦理学方面的内容包括临床和科研伦理，重点在于基本的伦理理论，而不是机构或政府政策分析。所有哲学方法和方向都受到同等考虑。该期刊特别关注开发分析和理解医学科学和医疗保健过程的概念和伦理前提的新方法和工具。理论医学与生物伦理学发表原创学术论文，偶尔出版关于重要主题的特刊，以及书评。