Jacob Stegenga: Medical Nihilism. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2018, xiv + 227, ISBN 978–0–19–874704–8.

This review critically assesses the main claim and argument of Jacob Stegenga’s book Medical Nihilism, published in 2018 by Oxford University Press. It considers some problematic aspects of the application of Bayes’ theorem in support of the author’s thesis, and it discusses a brief selection of unclear consequences.

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˜The œreasoner
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2026-02-23
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https://doi.org/10.54103/1757-0522/30707
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Philosophy and History of Science
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Jacob Stegenga: Medical Nihilism. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2018, xiv + 227, ISBN 978–0–19–874704–8.

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Jacob Stegenga: Medical Nihilism. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2018, xiv + 227, ISBN 978–0–19–874704–8.

Giovanni Sanavio
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Abstract

This review critically assesses the main claim and argument of Jacob Stegenga’s book Medical Nihilism, published in 2018 by Oxford University Press. It considers some problematic aspects of the application of Bayes’ theorem in support of the author’s thesis, and it discusses a brief selection of unclear consequences.

˜The œreasonerVol. 20(1)
Istituto Universitario di Studi Superiori di Pavia (IT)
Openalex Percentile: Top 42%
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