Diagnosis: What Is the Structure of Its Reasoning?

How does the diagnosis process work? This essay traces the philosophical underpinnings of diagnosis from Hume through Kant, Peirce, and Popper, analyzing how pathologists amalgamate sensibility, intuition, and imagination to form new hypotheses that can be tested by evidence and experience.

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Published in:Perspectives in biology and medicine 2024, Vol.67 (1), p.88-95
Main Authors: Stanley, Donald E, Hanna, Robert
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Biopsy
Causality
Clinical Reasoning
Cognition & reasoning
Diagnosis
Disease
Humans
Hypotheses
Intuition
Pattern recognition
Philosophers
Philosophy, Medical
Smooth muscle
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Summary:How does the diagnosis process work? This essay traces the philosophical underpinnings of diagnosis from Hume through Kant, Peirce, and Popper, analyzing how pathologists amalgamate sensibility, intuition, and imagination to form new hypotheses that can be tested by evidence and experience.
ISSN:0031-5982
1529-8795
1529-8795
DOI:10.1353/pbm.2024.a919712