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Ethical Dilemmas in Natural Theology and Valid Inference in Clinical Trials

Stern, Julio Michael (2022) Ethical Dilemmas in Natural Theology and Valid Inference in Clinical Trials. [Preprint]

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This paper discusses some aspects of natural theology (theologia naturalis), following the ideas of Baruch Spinoza. Natural theology is presented as a powerful concept capable of bridging traditional theology, ethics, and natural science, enabling original and meaningful perspectives on contemporary problems, and fostering ways of ethical engagement in the modern world. General ethical problems in clinical trials, as well as particular studies on phosphoethanolamine and hydroxychloroquine for cancer and COVID-19 therapy, are used to ground the discussion into real-life applications.


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Stern, Julio Michael0000-0003-2720-3871
Keywords: Natural theology; Spinoza; Hermeneutics; Medical ethics; Scientific inference; Clinical trials; Phosphoethanolamine; Hydroxychloroquine.
Subjects: General Issues > Causation
General Issues > Confirmation/Induction
General Issues > Ethical Issues
General Issues > Evidence
General Issues > Experimentation
General Issues > Explanation
General Issues > History of Science Case Studies
General Issues > Science and Religion
General Issues > Science and Society
General Issues > Science and Policy
General Issues > Science vs. Pseudoscience
Depositing User: Prof. Julio Michael Stern
Date Deposited: 28 Mar 2023 17:08
Last Modified: 28 Mar 2023 17:08
Item ID: 21943
Subjects: General Issues > Causation
General Issues > Confirmation/Induction
General Issues > Ethical Issues
General Issues > Evidence
General Issues > Experimentation
General Issues > Explanation
General Issues > History of Science Case Studies
General Issues > Science and Religion
General Issues > Science and Society
General Issues > Science and Policy
General Issues > Science vs. Pseudoscience
Date: 9 July 2022
URI: https://philsci-archive.pitt.edu/id/eprint/21943

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