Commentary 1

[摘要] THE author has skilfully put forward an argument expressing the frustration of many healthcare providers feeling somewhat attacked by the growing focus on concepts of postmodernism, complexity science and qualitative analysis in the literature. One cannot take issue with his conclusion that constructing simplistic, decontextualised arguments will misrepresent positivist and reductionist medical science. Equally, the same holds true for the theoretical perspectives the author himself is critiquing. The constraints of word length have perhaps contributed to Hopayian running the risk of committing the same mistake with the theoretical underpinnings of emerging views of health and illness. In regards to complexity science in healthcare, Sweeney clearly states that:

[学科分类] 卫生学