It is common to think of medical and ethical modes of thought as different in kind. In such terms,
some clinical situations are made more complicated by an additional ethical component. …

Despite the manifest advantages of modern medicine, many aspects of the experience of
illness and healing are not reducible to bodily dysfunction and its restoration. Clinicians and …

Queer media plays a significant role in the education and validation of emerging LGBTQ
individuals. Although the volume of such media has increased, there are still ways in which it is …

In this paper, we explicate the method of Investigative Ordinary Language Philosophy (IOLP).
The term was coined by John Cook to describe the unique philosophical approach of …

The extended mind thesis states that the mind is not brain-bound but extends into the
physical world. The philosophical debate around the thesis has mostly focused on extension …

There is increasing evidence that placebos could be effective in clinical practice. However,
knowledge of public perspectives on placebos is underdeveloped. We conducted a …

‘Person-centred care’ and ‘empathy’ are receiving an increasing amount of attention in the
healthcare literature. These two concepts are related; however, their relationship has hitherto …

Research suggests that a ‘placebo’ can improve conditions common in primary care including
pain, depression and irritable bowel syndrome. However, disagreement persists over the …

Traditional geochemical techniques such as pyrolysis and Soxhlet extraction have been
used for decades to guide conventional exploration. However, geochemical data obtained in …

Fire is a major cause of tree injury and mortality worldwide, yet our current understanding of
fire effects is largely based on ocular estimates of stem charring and foliage discoloration, …