Letter Writing to Promote Philosophical Reflection About Medicine
Letters to the editor (LTEs) are a versatile short-format forum with unique characteristics to allow for cross-pollination of different kinds of philosophical reflection about medicine. Philosophical LTEs have both benefits and possible drawbacks. We draw on a case study to warn against misuse thro...
Saved in:
| Main Authors: | , |
|---|---|
| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
University Library System, University of Pittsburgh
2025-01-01
|
| Series: | Philosophy of Medicine |
| Subjects: | |
| Online Access: | http://philmed.pitt.edu/philmed/article/view/230 |
| Tags: |
Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
|
| _version_ | 1832577782666756096 |
|---|---|
| author | Timothy Daly Jaime A. Teixeira da Silva |
| author_facet | Timothy Daly Jaime A. Teixeira da Silva |
| author_sort | Timothy Daly |
| collection | DOAJ |
| description |
Letters to the editor (LTEs) are a versatile short-format forum with unique characteristics to allow for cross-pollination of different kinds of philosophical reflection about medicine. Philosophical LTEs have both benefits and possible drawbacks. We draw on a case study to warn against misuse through “CV inflation,” where low-quality ideas may favor a scholar’s publishing metrics more than scholarly debate. Factual inaccuracies in LTEs have implications for authors, publishing, and indexing, and we argue for prudence by editors and restraint by scholars, inviting them to focus on quality, rather than the quantity of LTEs published. When writing LTEs, rigor, readability, and relevance are needed.
|
| format | Article |
| id | doaj-art-f60eeaf141e547479a6807d2147e9fde |
| institution | Kabale University |
| issn | 2692-3963 |
| language | English |
| publishDate | 2025-01-01 |
| publisher | University Library System, University of Pittsburgh |
| record_format | Article |
| series | Philosophy of Medicine |
| spelling | doaj-art-f60eeaf141e547479a6807d2147e9fde2025-01-30T15:36:08ZengUniversity Library System, University of PittsburghPhilosophy of Medicine2692-39632025-01-016110.5195/pom.2025.230Letter Writing to Promote Philosophical Reflection About MedicineTimothy Daly0https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1650-242XJaime A. Teixeira da Silva1https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3299-2772UMR 1219 (Bordeaux Population Health), University of Bordeaux & INSERM, Bordeaux, France; UMR 5164 (ImmunoConcept), University of Bordeaux & CNRS, Bordeaux, France; Bioethics Program, FLACSO Argentina, Buenos Aires, ArgentinaIndependent researcher, Ikenobe 3011-2, Kagawa-ken, 761-0799, Japan Letters to the editor (LTEs) are a versatile short-format forum with unique characteristics to allow for cross-pollination of different kinds of philosophical reflection about medicine. Philosophical LTEs have both benefits and possible drawbacks. We draw on a case study to warn against misuse through “CV inflation,” where low-quality ideas may favor a scholar’s publishing metrics more than scholarly debate. Factual inaccuracies in LTEs have implications for authors, publishing, and indexing, and we argue for prudence by editors and restraint by scholars, inviting them to focus on quality, rather than the quantity of LTEs published. When writing LTEs, rigor, readability, and relevance are needed. http://philmed.pitt.edu/philmed/article/view/230Letter to the editorPhilosophy of medicineAuthor rights and responsibilitiesPublication ethics |
| spellingShingle | Timothy Daly Jaime A. Teixeira da Silva Letter Writing to Promote Philosophical Reflection About Medicine Philosophy of Medicine Letter to the editor Philosophy of medicine Author rights and responsibilities Publication ethics |
| title | Letter Writing to Promote Philosophical Reflection About Medicine |
| title_full | Letter Writing to Promote Philosophical Reflection About Medicine |
| title_fullStr | Letter Writing to Promote Philosophical Reflection About Medicine |
| title_full_unstemmed | Letter Writing to Promote Philosophical Reflection About Medicine |
| title_short | Letter Writing to Promote Philosophical Reflection About Medicine |
| title_sort | letter writing to promote philosophical reflection about medicine |
| topic | Letter to the editor Philosophy of medicine Author rights and responsibilities Publication ethics |
| url | http://philmed.pitt.edu/philmed/article/view/230 |
| work_keys_str_mv | AT timothydaly letterwritingtopromotephilosophicalreflectionaboutmedicine AT jaimeateixeiradasilva letterwritingtopromotephilosophicalreflectionaboutmedicine |