 Krieger’s account of biomedicine offers a compelling distillation of the philosophical commitments of biomedical science. Though since this is an entry on philosophy of biomedicine, the entry will be organized around philosophical dimensions and debates, rather than being organized directly around these core theoretical tenets (e.g., the upcoming section is on ontological and metaphysical commitments). Additionally, this entry will supplement the tenets identified by Krieger with discussion of connected issues, such as philosophical critiques of biomedicine as a social institution  (Section 4).