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Philosopher of science/medicine, Pittsburgh HPS. Host, Philosophers on Medicine podcast: https://t.co/iDCW9AOfhT. Deputy Ed., Philosophy of Medicine (he/him)
May 13, 2020 11 tweets 5 min read
This response by @mlipsitch to my @BostonReview #COVID19 piece (bostonreview.net/science-nature…) provides a fascinating (and philosophical) look inside epidemiological thinking at a time when understanding the science is crucial. Some thoughts... 1/ I still argue there are different ‘philosophies of science’, one represented by orthodox evidence-based medicine (#EBM), other by the pragmatic, pluralist epidemiological epistemology explored in @mlipsitch's piece. This is a description, not an endorsement of the dichotomy. 2/