On Drugs
Journal article
Baron, Samuel, Linton, Sara and O'Malley, Maureen A.. (2023). On Drugs. The Journal of Medicine and Philosophy. 48(6), pp. 551-564. https://doi.org/10.1093/jmp/jhad035
Authors | Baron, Samuel, Linton, Sara and O'Malley, Maureen A. |
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Abstract | Despite their centrality to medicine, drugs are not easily defined. We introduce two desiderata for a basic definition of medical drugs. It should: (a) capture everything considered to be a drug in medical contexts and (b) rule out anything that is not considered to be a drug. After canvassing a range of options, we find that no single definition of drugs can satisfy both desiderata. We conclude with three responses to our exploration of the drug concept: maintain a monistic concept, or choose one of two pluralistic outcomes. Notably, the distinction between drugs and other substances is placed under pressure by the most plausible of the options available. |
Keywords | conceptual analysis; drug; monism; pharmacology; pluralism |
Year | 01 Jan 2023 |
Journal | The Journal of Medicine and Philosophy |
Journal citation | 48 (6), pp. 551-564 |
Publisher | Oxford University Press, USA |
ISSN | 0360-5310 |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1093/jmp/jhad035 |
Web address (URL) | https://academic.oup.com/jmp/article/48/6/551/7206006 |
Open access | Published as ‘gold’ (paid) open access |
Research or scholarly | Research |
Page range | 551-564 |
Publisher's version | License File Access Level Open |
Output status | Published |
Publication dates | |
Dec 2023 | |
Publication process dates | |
Accepted | Jun 2023 |
Deposited | 16 Aug 2024 |
Additional information | © The Author(s) 2023. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the Journal of Medicine and Philosophy Inc. |
This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License ( https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ ), which permits unrestricted reuse, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. | |
Place of publication | United States |
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