Newcastle being outside the charmed circle, I had to pay some dollars to
read the article.

It seems to refute two suggestions. One is that complexity theory
challenges current philosophy of medicine (in the form of a philosophy
of the immediate causation of disease in an individual organism). The
other is that complexity theory provides a way of resolving the paradox
of free will and determinism.

These rebuttals are not central to the way that I look at the practice
of medicine (rather than its philosophy as defined above), nor to the
way that I look at free will (which is to question the nature of the "I"
that is able to make up "my own" mind). Complexity theory, as I think
about it, helps me with both.

Can I say this without being breathless?

Paul

Paul Robinson
GP Scarborough
GP Education Consultant Sowerby Centre, Newcastle
Hon Sen Clinical Lecturer Leeds


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From: Complexity and chaos theories applied to primary medical and
social care [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of
Frances Griffiths
Sent: 13 December 2002 18:03
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Dan - just read this - perhaps you can give me a copy and I'll take
Nathan off the job!
Frances

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Centre for Primary Health Care Studies
School of Health and Social Studies
University of Warwick
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>>> [log in to unmask] 12/12/02 06:00pm >>>
Dear Chris

Brilliant, thanks. Amazingly it is one of the journals Warwick
subscribes to. Perhaps one day they will get around to subscribing to
JAMA and NEJM!

Dan

>>> [log in to unmask] 12/11/02 21:41 PM >>>
It's in Medical Humanities which is a BMJ group publication. The article
is in the current issue and an abstract is available online ( full text
if you belong to some appropriate charmed circle of academic access, or
want to pay for it)
Chris
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Chris Burton, [log in to unmask] on 11/12/2002


On Wed, 11 Dec 2002 18:21:20 +0000, D Munday wrote:
>Dear Frank
>
>This looks like an interesting reference. I can't find it in the
>Journal of Medical Humanities. The volume does not tally with 2002
>for this journal either. Am I looking at the wrong journal?
>
>Thanks
>
>Dan
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>>>>[log in to unmask] 12/08/02 15:31 PM >>>
>FYI.
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>Regards,
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>[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Ian Reid Sent: 07 December
>2002 17:34 To: [log in to unmask] Subject: RE: [US Plexus]
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>I'd like to bring this paper to members' attention. Very thoughtful,
>and soberingly helpful: brings a balance of clarity to some of the
>more 'breathless' contributions in healthcare literature.
>
>
>Does chaos theory have major implications for philosophy of
>medicine?
>Holm, S J Med Humanit 2002 28: p. 78-81
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>Ian
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