Reference
Baars EW, Kiene H, Kienle GS, Heusser P, Hamre HJ. An assessment of the scientific status of anthroposophic medicine, applying criteria from the philosophy of science. Complement Ther Med 2018(40),145-150. https://doi.org/10.1016/
Main topics
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This is the first assessment of the scientific status of a whole medical system based on criteria used in philosophy of science.
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11 demarcation criteria were identified from a literature review: Community, Domain, Problems, Goals, Axiomatic basis, Conceptual basis, Quality of concepts, Methodology, Deontic basis, Research products, Tradition
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Testing these criteria for Anthroposophic Medicine, all 11 criteria were fulfilled.
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A point of discussion remains: Do non-atomistic holistic formative forces exist and can they be empirically and rationally assessed? This issue is further elaborated here.