Simon Jeremy R
Center for Bioethics and Department of Medicine, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, 630 West 168th Street, New York, NY 10032, USA.
Perspect Biol Med. 2008 Summer;51(3):353-66. doi: 10.1353/pbm.0.0032.
Metaphysics is an essential part of philosophy of medicine, providing the background for further methodological work. Current accounts of the ontology of particular diseases may be classified as realist or anti-realist. Because strong arguments can be marshaled by both of these positions, an approach to medical ontology that draws support from both sides of this divide would be desirable. Abstract models, as described by Ronald Giere, provide such an approach. After a review of Giere's account of mechanics, I show how abstract models can provide an account of the ontology of diseases.
形而上学是医学哲学的重要组成部分，为进一步的方法论研究提供背景。当前关于特定疾病本体论的描述可分为实在论或反实在论。由于这两种立场都能提出有力论据，因此一种能从这两种分歧的立场中都获得支持的医学本体论方法将是可取的。正如罗纳德·吉尔所描述的抽象模型，提供了这样一种方法。在回顾了吉尔对力学的描述之后，我将展示抽象模型如何能够提供一种关于疾病本体论的描述。
