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Against Scientism: Corrupted Science and the Fight for Medicine's Soul
Complementary Medicine Research
|September 30, 2020
Summary
Evidence-based medicine has allowed scientism, a non-scientific belief, to enter medicine. This disrupts the balance between medicine's art and science, highlighting the enduring importance of the Hippocratic Oath.
Area of Science:
- Medical Ethics
- Philosophy of Science
Background:
- Evidence-based medicine (EBM) is increasingly reliant on scientific methodology.
- Scientism, a belief in science's absolute authority, may be inappropriately influencing medical practice.
- The COVID-19 pandemic has underscored the need to re-evaluate medical practice.
Purpose of the Study:
- To explore the encroachment of scientism into medicine.
- To discuss the philosophical limits of science in medicine.
- To re-emphasize the significance of the Hippocratic Oath.
Main Methods:
- Philosophical analysis of the limits of scientific inquiry.
- Discussion of the art-science dichotomy in medicine.
- Examination of the impact of scientism on medical practice.
Main Results:
- Scientism has infiltrated evidence-based medicine.
- This infiltration disrupts the essential balance between the art and science of medicine.
- The COVID-19 pandemic serves as a reminder of the Hippocratic Oath's fundamental role.
Conclusions:
- Medicine must maintain a balance between scientific rigor and its inherent artistic and ethical dimensions.
- Over-reliance on scientism risks undermining the core values of medical practice.
- The Hippocratic Oath remains a crucial ethical guide for physicians.
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