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Best Job in the World: A 3L's Opinion on the Challenges and Thrills of Environmental Law
Best Job in the World: A 3L's Opinion on the Challenges and Thrills of Environmental Law As a law student, Jonathan Fuller's early interest in pursuing environmental law has now turned into a serious passion. Here's why he plans to pursue a practice in this field of law – and it's not just because he likes trees. When I started law school, I wasn’t really sure what exactly I wanted to practice. To be honest, I wasn’t even sure at the time if I liked law.
Conceptual lessons for containing an epidemic of questionable COVID-19 counterfactual comparisons
Conceptual lessons for containing an epidemic of questionable COVID-19 counterfactual comparisons Free http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7598-9808Jonathan Fuller History and Philosophy of Science, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA Correspondence to Dr Jonathan Fuller, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15260, USA; JPF53{at}pitt.edu Statistics from Altmetric.com COVID-19 treatment outcome epidemiology The COVID-19 pandemic has provided limitless opportunities to compare...
Conceptual lessons for containing an epidemic of questionable COVID-19 counterfactual comparisons
Conceptual lessons for containing an epidemic of questionable COVID-19 counterfactual comparisons Free http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7598-9808Jonathan Fuller History and Philosophy of Science, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA Correspondence to Dr Jonathan Fuller, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15260, USA; JPF53{at}pitt.edu Statistics from Altmetric.com COVID-19 treatment outcome epidemiology The COVID-19 pandemic has provided limitless opportunities to compare...
Clinical judgement: Multidisciplinary perspectives
1 INTRODUCTION In 1979, Tristram Engelhardt et al published an edited volume entitled Clinical Judgement: A Critical Appraisal, which presented the proceedings of the “Fifth Trans-Disciplinary Symposium on Philosophy of Medicine” held in Los Angeles, California in 1977.1 Contributors to the volume included prominent philosophers and scholars with diverse expertise, from Michael Scriven and Arthur Elstein's contributions on clinical intuition, to Patrick Suppes' paper on Bayesian reasoning, to...
What are the COVID-19 models modeling (philosophically speaking)?
Abstract COVID-19 epidemic models raise important questions for science and philosophy of science. Here I provide a brief preliminary exploration of three: what kinds of predictions do epidemic models make, are they causal models, and how do different kinds of epidemic models differ in terms of what they represent?
From the Editor: Thinking in a Pandemic
COVID-19 is not just a public health crisis. It is also a crisis of public reason. This note is featured in Boston Review’s new book, Thinking in a Pandemic. Nearly a year after the first COVID-19 cases were detected in late 2019, the toll of the coronavirus pandemic is grim. Globally, the disease has directly claimed over a million lives—more than 225,000 in the United States alone. Billions of others have been thrown into deep distress, both by the virus itself and by efforts to contain it.
Steps to a Better COVID-19 Response
Image: New York National Guard / Flickr There’s no silver bullet, but local experiments and global experiences can help us control the pandemic. Half a year into the COVID-19 pandemic, more than 150,000 Americans have died from the disease. Over one percent of the population has had a confirmed infection, with roughly 90 percent of infections missed. Several other nations have brought transmission under control, but the United States is facing a rapid uptick in the number of new cases.
The Shape of Epidemics
Image: Andriy Onufriyenko / Getty Images Epidemic waves serve not just to predict but also to persuade. Their special blend of mathematical and moral messaging will shape the future of the pandemic. Last week U.S. Vice President Mike Pence sought to reassure the country that there was no need to fear a “second wave” of coronavirus infections. Two days later Anthony S.
From Pandemic Facts to Pandemic Policies
Image: Flickr / dmbosstone The debate over pandemic response is not only about the facts—including the grim death toll. It's also about the relationship between science and decision-making, where values inevitably play a role. This essay is featured in Boston Review’s new book, Thinking in a Pandemic. Editors’ Note: This is the final installment in an exchange on the epidemiology and public health policy of COVID-19.
Will Evidence-Based Medicine Survive COVID-19?
Image: Flickr / Jernej Furman The UK government’s ultra-cautious approach to “evidence-based” policy has helped cast doubt on public health interventions. The definition of good medical and public health practice must be urgently updated. COVID-19’s impact has been swift, widespread, and devastating. Never have so many clinicians devoted themselves so resolutely, at significant personal risk, to care for people with a single disease that is not yet in the textbooks.
The Totality of the Evidence
An Oklahoma Army National Guardsman wipes down cabinet handles while disinfecting a long-term healthcare facility in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Image: Flickr / The National Guard As policymakers debate the right response to COVID-19, they must take seriously the harms of pandemic policies, not just their benefits. This essay is featured in Boston Review’s new book, Thinking in a Pandemic.
Good Science Is Good Science
Transmission electron micrograph of SARS-CoV-2 virus particles, isolated from a patient. Image: National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, Flickr For the sake of both science and action in the COVID-19 pandemic, we need collaboration among specialists, not sects. This essay is featured in Boston Review’s new book, Thinking in a Pandemic. Editors’ Note: This response from epidemiologist Marc Lipsitch is part of an exchange on an essay by the philosopher of medicine Jonathan Fuller.
Ten Simple Rules for Organizing an Unconference
Aidan Budd, 1 ,* Holger Dinkel, 1 Manuel Corpas, 2 Jonathan C. Fuller, 3 Laura Rubinat, 1 , 4 Damien P. Devos, 5 Pierre H. Khoueiry, 6 ,* Konrad U. Förstner, 7 Fotis Georgatos, 8 Francis Rowland, 9 Malvika Sharan, 10 Janos X. Binder, 1 , 11 Tom Grace, 12 Karyn Traphagen, 13 Adam Gristwood, 14 and Natasha T.
Clinical judgement: Multidisciplinary perspectives
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Reasoning, evidence, and clinical decision-making: The great debate moves forward
When the editorial to the first philosophy thematic edition of this journal was published in 2010, critical questioning of underlying assumptions, regarding such crucial issues as clinical decision making, practical reasoning, and the nature of evidence in health care, was still derided by some prominent contributors to the literature on medical practice. Things have changed dramatically.
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