Degrees

PhD in Philosophy of medicine & Medical Science and Technology Studies (University of Copenhagen); MA in Philosophy (University of Copenhagen); BA in Philosophy (University of Copenhagen).

Research interests

My research centres on questions in the epistemology of medical practice, the medical body, and on messy and unruly elements of enquiry. As part of my work, I conduct ethnographic fieldwork with medical practitioners and students, and I typically develop my thoughts in interdisciplinary settings between philosophy, science, and art/culture. I draw mainly on 20th-century philosophy from historical epistemology, phenomenology, psychoanalytical theory, analytical philosophy of science and epistemology, science and technology studies, and philosophy of science in practice.

Teaching Interests

General philosophy of science, philosophy of medicine, metaphysics and epistemology of science, European philosophy from Kant, intro to philosophy, qualitative methods.

Publications

Scott-Fordsmand H and Tybjerg K. 2023. ‘Approaching Diagnostic Messiness through Spiderweb Strategies: Connecting epistemic practices in the clinic and the laboratory,’ Studies in the history and philosophy of science, 102 (December):12-21.  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.shpsa.2023.08.006

Scott-Fordsmand H. 2023. ‘Reversing the medical humanities,’ Medical humanities (BMJ), 49(3):347-360 https://doi.org/10.1136/medhum-2019-011745.

Scott-Fordsmand H. 2022. ‘Sticking with the fat: Excess and Insignificance of Fat Tissue in Cadaver Dissection,’ Medicine, Anthropology, Theory, 9 (3):1-21 https://doi.org/10.17157/mat.9.3.6186.

Scott-Fordsmand H. 2022. ‘Evaluating emotions in medical practice: A critical examination of “clinical detachment” and emotional attunement in orthopaedic surgery,’ Medicine, Health Care and Philosophy, 25(3):413-428. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11019-022-10088-x.

Martiny KMM, Scott-Fordsmand H, Jensen AR, Juhl A, Eskelund Nielsen D, and Corneliussen T [order of contribution]. 2022. ‘From Contact to Enact: Reducing Prejudice Towards Physical Disability Using Engagement Strategies,’ Frontiers in Psychology: Personality and Social Psychology, 12:602779 https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2021.602779

Scott-Fordsmand H. 2021. ‘Abject Object Relations and Epistemic Engagement in Clinical Practice,’ Philosophy of Medicine, 2(2). https://doi.org/10.5195/philmed.2021.45.

Scott-Fordsmand H. 2016. ‘[Phenomenology Philosophically: the stuttering of language and the movement in thinking] Fænomenologien filosofisk: Sprogets vaklen og tænknings bevægelse,’ Tidsskift for Medier, Erkendelse og Formidling, 4(1):70-85 https://tidsskrift.dk/mef-journal/article/view/28734.

Other interests

Inclusivity and diversity – in particular in learning environments – is important to me. From 2017-2019 I was the chair of the Danish Network for Women and Non-Binary in Philosophy, and from 2016-2019 I was a mentor for female philosophy students at the University of Copenhagen. I continue to partake in discussions and initiatives related to intersectional diversity issues in academia.