Abstract

This paper was prepared for discussion in the workshop titled "Towards the Medical Philosophy" held at the last study meeting of this association.
It attempts to propse the new "Medical Philosophy", explaining its viewpoint and methodology. First, discussing the definition of "Medical Practice" and "Medical Science", it emphasizes that Medical Philosophy should objectify "Medical Practice" mainly. Second, it clarifies the Biomedical conceptualization of "disease". Central to its argument is the layman conceputualization of "illness", and relationship between "illness" and "disease". And then, it discusses what and how Medical Philosophy should describe as "Philosophy of Medicine".