Rajeev R Dutta
Biographic Data
| ID | 5997028 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Rajeev R Dutta |
| GIVEN NAMES | Rajeev R |
| FAMILY NAME | Dutta |
| SIGNATURE | DUTTA R R |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of California, Irvine |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-6534-8812 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 3 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 3 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
The limitations of narrative medicine
Narrative medicine has emerged over the past few decades as an exciting approach to medical practice, interweaving the practice of medicine with the practices of literary analysis and reflective writing. It is often claimed that narrative medicine enables practitioners to understand and empathize with patient stories, effectively ‘joining’ patients in illness. However, I argue that there are reasons to be suspicious of narrative medicine’s abilit…
Genetics and generics
I argue that generic generalizations expressed in language (hereafter “generics”) are not to blame in cases of prejudicial reasoning and treatment that involve them. I introduce four cases in which generics based plausibly on genetic associations (i.e., “genetic generics,” which are prima facie most susceptible to essentialism in that they suggest an inherent cause of a property or effect) serve as motivation for prejudicial behavior. I then argu…
Clinical reasoning and generics
I argue that generic generalizations expressed in language (i.e. ‘generics’) are apt for clinical reasoning. I introduce generics and describe two problems in the use and interpretation of generics: Generics may license inaccurate judgements about the frequency of events or properties within a group (i.e. a problem with the ‘truth-aptness’ of generics) and may facilitate problematic beliefs about social kinds (e.g. prejudice or essentializing). I…
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Clinical reasoning and generics
I argue that generic generalizations expressed in language (i.e. ‘generics’) are apt for clinical reasoning. I introduce generics and describe two problems in the use and interpretation of generics: Generics may license inaccurate judgements about the frequency of events or properties within a group (i.e. a problem with the ‘truth-aptness’ of generics) and may facilitate problematic beliefs about social kinds (e.g. prejudice or essentializing). I…
The limitations of narrative medicine
Narrative medicine has emerged over the past few decades as an exciting approach to medical practice, interweaving the practice of medicine with the practices of literary analysis and reflective writing. It is often claimed that narrative medicine enables practitioners to understand and empathize with patient stories, effectively ‘joining’ patients in illness. However, I argue that there are reasons to be suspicious of narrative medicine’s abilit…
Genetics and generics
I argue that generic generalizations expressed in language (hereafter “generics”) are not to blame in cases of prejudicial reasoning and treatment that involve them. I introduce four cases in which generics based plausibly on genetic associations (i.e., “genetic generics,” which are prima facie most susceptible to essentialism in that they suggest an inherent cause of a property or effect) serve as motivation for prejudicial behavior. I then argu…
Clinical Reasoning and Diagnostic Skills (2 works) · Medicine (2 works) · Mental Health and Psychiatry (2 works) · Philosophy (2 works) · Active listening (1 works) · Alternative medicine (1 works) · Biology (1 works) · Computational biology (1 works) · Empathy and Medical Education (1 works) · Epistemology (1 works)