Vol. 5 No. 1 (2025): Studia Humanitatis Journal
Articles: monographic section

Medical diagnosis: from peircean abduction to deweyan practical judgment

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  • Atocha Aliseda
Atocha Aliseda
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2706-9844 (unauthenticated) Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México y Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia (Madrid)

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.33732/shj.v5i1.144

Published 2025-01-31

Keywords

  • Clinical reasoning,
  • Medical diagnosis,
  • Abduction,
  • Practical judgment

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Abstract

This article is divided into two parts, the first of which consists of an exposition of clinical reasoning, in particular of medical diagnosis, highlighting its hypothetical aspect. The second part is dedicated to presenting, on the one hand, Charles Peirce’s notion of abduction, in the light of his epistemology. On the other hand, John Dewey’s notion of practical judgment is described in the context of his model of logical inquiry. Finally, the article offers a reflection on the relevance of Peirce’s notions of abduction and of Dewey’s notion of practical judgment towards a characterization of medical diagnosis.

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