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PHILOSOPHY OF MEDICINE
LOCKE ON RELIGIOUS ENTHUSIASM AS A FORM OF MADNESS
In John Locke’s An Essay concerning Human Understanding, madness is described as “the association of ideas,” which consists in (mistakenly) associating ideas not inherently connected to each other. When criticizing religious enthusiasts for relying exclusively...
enthusiasm; faith; Locke; madness; reason; revelation
FUNDAMENTAL UNCERTAINTY IN CLINICAL JUDGMENT: A PHENOMENOLOGICAL PERSPECTIVE
From a phenomenological perspective, clinical practice features a special type of uncertainty that in the present article is characterized as “fundamental uncertainty.” Unlike routine uncertainty and acrisia, the fundamental uncertainty is due to the abductive...
fundamental uncertainty; abduction; clinical practice; teleological circularity
EXAMPLES OF ANOMALIES TO THE EBM MODEL AND THEIR METHODOLOGICAL ROLE AND EPISTEMIC STATUS
One of the well-established methodological approaches in contemporary medicine is the Evidence Based Medicine (EBM) model. There are two methodological ideas that support this model: hierarchy of evidence and Randomised Controlled Trials (RCT’s). In this work,...
philosophy of medicine; anomalies; EBM; diseases; theories; medicine; progress in medicine
THE ROLE OF AI FOR TEACHING ANATOMY IN MEDICINE
The purpose of this report is to systematize the role of artificial intelligence for the teaching of anatomy in medicine. Experience of teachers in using new technologies (Google Classroom, 3D atlases, WordPress, Facebook, Virtual Reality, etc.) in teaching hu...
AI; Medicine; Learning; Anatomy; Philosophy of medicine
SIMULATING CARE AND EMPATHY IN MEDICINE — CAN WE TRUST ARTIFICIAL AGENTS?
The utilization of artificial agents in medicine becomes a foremost topic in research of recent medical advances. Moreover, to possibility to simulate adequate care and create the sense of empathy towards the patients, becomes a major question for research tha...
artificial agents; medicine; care; empathy; simulation; trust
EXPLORING THE NEXUS OF PSYCHOLOGICAL SAFETY AND PHYSICAL HEALTH IN THE WORKPLACE: A MACHINE LEARNING AUGMENTED STUDY
This paper investigates the connection between psychological safety at work and physical health outcomes. Employing data from roughly a thousand respondents in Tokyo in 2021 and utilizing machine learning techniques along with traditional statistics, the study...
Psychological safety; workplace stress; Tokyo, Causal Forest DML; machine learning; physical health
A THEORETICAL MODEL FOR SOCIAL TRANSFORMATION – DOWNSHIFTING. CAREER METAMORPHOSIS, WELL-BEING AND MENTAL HEALTH
The main goal of the article is to analyze, systematize, summarize and develop a theoretical model of the downshifting phenomenon as an alternative form of personal fulfillment in contemporary society. Various definitions of the concept are presented, as well...
new social phenomenon; downshifting; voluntary simplicity; career metamorphosis; well-being and mental health
ENGAGEMENT AND WORK-LIFE BALANCE IN ORGANIZATIONAL CONTEXT
The article presents a contemporary theoretical overview as well as empirical research from 2024 on two important topics for Bulgarian organizations: work-life balance and engagement. It examines the interrelationships between these two phenomena, as well as h...
work engagement; work-life balance; organisational psychology; Bulgarian managers