Jeremy R Simon
Biographic Data
| ID | 6492029 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Jeremy R Simon |
| GIVEN NAMES | Jeremy R |
| FAMILY NAME | Simon |
| SIGNATURE | SIMON J R |
| AFFILIATIONS | Columbia University |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-1173-6219 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 1 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 5 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2006 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2021 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Philosophy of medicine in 2021
Covid-19 and the problem of clinical knowledge
What is an Emergency Ethics Consultation
Case Dr. Rodriguez is an emergency medicine physician at a large, urban hospital. It was a Tuesday evening and the day had been relatively calm. At 6:30 p.m. she admitted an unconscious male who had been airlifted by emergency services from his home in a rural region 200 miles from the city
Playing the Odds
Most commentators have assumed that Lucretius's symmetry argument against the fear of death is flawed. There remains, however, dispute as to what the flaw is. After establishing what I understand the target of Lucretius's argument to be (a desire for a longer life as such), I argue for a novel interpretation of what the flaw is, namely, that extending one's life into the time before one was actually born would be an uncertain bet for one who want…
The Proper Ends of Science
In Science, Truth, and Democracy , Philip Kitcher challenges the view that science has a single, context-independent, goal, and that the pursuit of this goal is essentially immune from moral critique. He substitutes a context-dependent account of science's goal, and shows that this account subjects science to moral evaluation. I argue that Kitcher's approach must be modified, as his account of science ultimately must be explicated in terms of mor…
The Proper Ends of Science
In Science, Truth, and Democracy , Philip Kitcher challenges the view that science has a single, context-independent, goal, and that the pursuit of this goal is essentially immune from moral critique. He substitutes a context-dependent account of science's goal, and shows that this account subjects science to moral evaluation. I argue that Kitcher's approach must be modified, as his account of science ultimately must be explicated in terms of mor…
The Proper Ends of Science
In Science, Truth, and Democracy , Philip Kitcher challenges the view that science has a single, context-independent, goal, and that the pursuit of this goal is essentially immune from moral critique. He substitutes a context-dependent account of science's goal, and shows that this account subjects science to moral evaluation. I argue that Kitcher's approach must be modified, as his account of science ultimately must be explicated in terms of mor…
Playing the Odds
Most commentators have assumed that Lucretius's symmetry argument against the fear of death is flawed. There remains, however, dispute as to what the flaw is. After establishing what I understand the target of Lucretius's argument to be (a desire for a longer life as such), I argue for a novel interpretation of what the flaw is, namely, that extending one's life into the time before one was actually born would be an uncertain bet for one who want…
What is an Emergency Ethics Consultation
Case Dr. Rodriguez is an emergency medicine physician at a large, urban hospital. It was a Tuesday evening and the day had been relatively calm. At 6:30 p.m. she admitted an unconscious male who had been airlifted by emergency services from his home in a rural region 200 miles from the city
Philosophy of medicine in 2021
Covid-19 and the problem of clinical knowledge
Epistemology (4 works) · Philosophy (4 works) · Engineering (3 works) · Engineering ethics (3 works) · Medicine (3 works) · Alternative medicine (2 works) · Clinical Reasoning and Diagnostic Skills (2 works) · Ethics in medical practice (2 works) · Mental Health and Psychiatry (2 works) · Pathology (2 works)