Medical Science In The Light Of The Holocaust:reply To A Biased Reading

摘要

As scrutiny by peers fosters accuracy and progress, the critical comments launched at my paper (Hedfors, 2008) are welcome. The 13 signers of the comment (Amsterdamska et al., 2008) represent different disciplines, mainly within the humanities. Though diverging in scholarly interest and focus, they are united, and many also known, by their interest in the life and work of Ludwik Fleck. I am not only familiar with their work, but have also greatly benefited from it, as is amply illustrated by my frequent references -though, as always in scholarly endeavours, our opinions or interpretations sometimes diverge. Because their undeniably grave accusations, if left standing unopposed, might seem devastating for my paper, I would like to make some comments to clarify certain issues and correct possible mis-readings.