A
(somewhat irreverent)
INTRODUCTION TO PHILOSOPHY
for
MEDICAL STUDENTS
and other busy people
Niall McLaren, M.D.
F u t u r e P s y c h i a t r y P r e s s
A (Somewhat Irreverent) Introduction to Philosophy for Medical Students and Other Busy People
Copyright © 2012 by Niall McLaren. All Rights Reserved.
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Also by Niall McLaren, M.D.
Humanizing Madness: Psychiatry and the Cognitive Neurosciences (2008)
Humanizing Psychiatry: The Biocognitive Model (2009)
Humanizing Psychiatrists: Toward A Humane Psychiatry (2010)
From Future Psychiatry Press
CONTENTS
Introduction
Chapter 1: Grappling With The Concepts
Chapter 2: Grappling With A Single Mind.
Chapter 3: Knowing.
1. Epistemology.
2. Tools of Certainty.
Chapter 4: Philosophy and Science.
Chapter 5: Ethics as a Postscript.
Glossary
References
About the Author