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'''Medical pluralism''' (or pluralism in medicine) describes a [[Wikipedia:Pluralism|pluralism]], the existence of different currents in [[medicine]]. There can be a [[plurality of perspectives]], [[Methodological pluralism|methods]], [[Plurality of theories|theories]] or [[Plurality of paradigms|paradigms]].

'''Medical pluralism''' (or pluralism in medicine) describes a [[Wikipedia:Pluralism|pluralism]], the existence of different currents in [[medicine]]. Their perspectives, theories, paradigms, methods and concepts of science can differ, resulting in a [[Plurality of perspectives|pluralism of perspectives]], [[Theoretical pluralism|theories]], [[Paradigmatic pluralism|paradigms]], [[Methodological pluralism|methods]] or [[Scientific pluralism|science]].  

Medical pluralism (or pluralism in medicine) describes a pluralism, the existence of different currents in medicine. Their perspectives, theories, paradigms, methods and concepts of science can differ, resulting in a pluralism of perspectives, theories, paradigms, methods or science. The German "Dialogforum Pluralismus in der Medizin" (Pluralism in Medicine Dialogue Forum) was dedicated to this topic, and the German Society for Plurality in Healthcare is active in this field.

The German "Dialogforum Pluralismus in der Medizin" (Pluralism in Medicine Dialogue Forum) was dedicated to this topic, and the German Society for Plurality in Healthcare is active in this field. One german doctor who strongly advocated medical pluralism was [[Peter Matthiessen]], who worked and published on this topic in the area of methodological pluralism in medicine at [[Wikipedia:Witten/Herdecke University|Witten/Herdecke University]].<ref>{{Cite journal| doi = 10.1159/000346849| issn = 1661-4127| volume = 20| issue = 1| pages = 43–57| last = Matthiessen| first = Peter F.| title = Komplementärmedizin und Wissenschaftspluralismus - von der staatlichen Forschungsförderung zum Dialogforum Pluralismus in der Medizin| journal = Forschende Komplementärmedizin / Research in Complementary Medicine| access-date = 2015-05-18| date = 2013| url = http://www.karger.com/doi/10.1159/000346849|via=|language=de}}</ref>

 

One german doctor who strongly advocated medical pluralism was [[Peter Matthiessen]], who worked and published on this topic in the area of methodological pluralism in medicine at [[Wikipedia:Witten/Herdecke University|Witten/Herdecke University]].<ref>{{Cite journal| doi = 10.1159/000346849| issn = 1661-4127| volume = 20| issue = 1| pages = 43–57| last = Matthiessen| first = Peter F.| title = Komplementärmedizin und Wissenschaftspluralismus - von der staatlichen Forschungsförderung zum Dialogforum Pluralismus in der Medizin| journal = Forschende Komplementärmedizin / Research in Complementary Medicine| access-date = 2015-05-18| date = 2013| url = http://www.karger.com/doi/10.1159/000346849|via=|language=de}}</ref>

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