"The art of medicine consists of amusing the patient while nature cures the disease."
Jacob Stegenga, a professor at the University of Cambridge, is a leading expert in the History and Philosophy of Science. He has written extensively on reasoning, rationality, and philosophical issues in medicine and biology.
He is the author of Medical Nihilism and Care and Cure: An Introduction to Philosophy of Medicine. Medical Nihilsm sharply argues that our confidence in medical intervention, ought to be lower. Currently, Jacob is working on a new book tentatively titled Heart of Science.
"This is a well-written, fascinating book that will enlighten anyone interested in the Philosophy of Medicine or the Philosophy of Science" — Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews