David E. Cooper is Professor of Philosophy at the University of Durham Johanna Geyer-Kordesch is Research Professor for European Natural History and Medicine at the University of Glasgow Bryan Jennett, CBE, MD, FRCS, is Emeritus Professor of Neurosurgery at the Institute of Neurological Sciences, University of Glasgow Susan L. Lowe teaches in the Department of Philosophy at the University of Durham Andreas-Holger Maehle, Dr.med., PhD, is Professor of History of Medicine and Medical Ethics at the University of Durham Andrew A.G. Morrice is a General Practitioner Cay-Rudiger Prull, PD, Dr.med.

, MA, is Wellcome Senior Research Associate in the History of Medicine at the University of Durham Lutz D.H. Sauerteig, Dr.phil., is a Medical Historian at the Institute for the History of Medicine, University of Freiburg Marianne Sinn studied medicine at the University of Freiburg, Germany, and has recently completed her MD thesis Ulrich Trohler, Dr.med., PhD, is Professor of History of Medicine and Chairman of the Institute for the History of Medicine, University of Freiburg.