About
I am a philosopher of medicine, and Associate Professor (Education) and LSE100 Co-Director. My research focuses on Evidence-Based Medicine, hierarchies of evidence, and other problems related to evidence and ethics in biomedical research. In particular, I have focused on hierarchies of evidence, an influential tool for ranking and evaluating the quality of evidence from clinical trials and other forms of medical research. My work is interdisciplinary and brings together perspectives from clinical practice with philosophy, policy, ethics and methodology. I am also interested in issues relating to genomic and "personalised" medicine, and questions of demarcation between science and pseudo-science, particularly with respect to complementary & alternative medicine.
Research
Expertise Details:
Evidence-Based Medicine; Hierarchies of Evidence; Randomized Controlled Trials; Personalized Medicine; Medical Genomics; Medical Ethics; Complementary and Alternative Medicine; Pathological Belief
Publications:
Blunt, C.J. 2019. The Dismal Disease: Temozolomide and the Interaction of Evidence. Article Link
Blunt, C.J. 2019. The Authority of Evidence-Based Medicine. Article Link
Blunt, C.J. 2019. The Positivity Machine: "Evidence-Based Alternative Medicine" and Grades of Recommendation. Article Link
Blunt, C.J. 2018. The Parachute Problem: Extracorporeal Life Support and the Demand for Trials. Article Link
Blunt, C.J. 2018. The Avoidable Scandal: Benoxaprofen and Theories of Medical Evidence. Article Link
Blunt, C.J. 2017. Pluralism and the Problems of Demarcation. Article Link
Blunt, C.J. 2013. The Disunity of Evidence-Based Medicine. Article Link