Name: Priors and Prejudice
Creator: Ross E.G. Upshur
Keywords: 03 medical and health sciences, 0302 clinical medicine, Evidence-Based Medicine, Humans, Bayes Theorem, Philosophy, Medical, 0305 other medical science, Prejudice, Decision Support Techniques, Probability

descriptionPublicationkeyboard_double_arrow_right Article 01 Aug 1999 English Publisher:Springer Science and Business Media LLCJournal:Theoretical Medicine and Bioethics, volume 20, pages 319-327 (issn: 1386-7415, eissn: 1573-1200,

Authors: Ross E.G. Upshur;

doi: 10.1023/a:1009905701990

pmid: 10548928

Priors and Prejudice

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Abstract

This paper explores the relationship between concepts of probability and hermeneutics. It seeks to examine the relationship between subjective (Bayesian) views of probability and hermeneutic descriptions of understanding. It is argued that Gadamer's account of the prejudicial nature of understanding, derived from Heidegger's analysis of foreunderstanding, offers a provocative model of clinical reasoning. The implications of this model for "evidence-based" medicine are discussed in conclusion.

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Evidence-Based Medicine, Humans, Bayes Theorem, Philosophy, Medical, Prejudice, Decision Support Techniques, Probability

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