Bottom line: by relying on N-of-1 anecdotes rather than a more systematically gathered dataset from their own patients, physicians miss out on profoundlearning opportunities, and patients miss the opportunity to benefit from the collective experience of each other.
"Ronald Dworkin was one of the few genuine giants of legal philosophy, combining great learning with profound insight in a way that won't soon be seen again, " said Laurence Tribe, a constitutional-law professor at Harvard Law School.