Health, Disease, and Illness Concepts in Medicine |
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Editor:
| Caplan, Arthur L. McCartney, James J. Sisti, Dominic A. |
Contribution by:
| Caplan, Arthur L. Galen, Maimonodes, Porter, Roy Rousseau, G. S. Cartwright, Samuel A. Canguilhem, Georges Szaz, Thomas S. Engel, George L. Aronowitz, Robert A. Boorse, Christopher Clouser, K. Danner Culver, Charles M. Gert, Bernard Mordacci, Roberto Sobel, Andrew Kendell, R. E. Chiong, Winston Dreger, Alice Domurat Conrad, Peter Ware, Norma C. Richardson, John T. E. McCrea, Frances B. Holstein, Martha Gilman, Sander Williams, George C. Magnus, David Juengst, Eric T. Whitehouse, Peter J. Mehlman, Maxwell J. Murray, Thomas H. Wolpe, Paul R. |
Foreword by:
| Pellegrino, Edmund D. |
ISBN: | 978-1-58901-014-7 |
Publication Date: | Jun 2004 |
Publisher: | Georgetown University Press
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Book Format: | Paperback |
List Price: | AUD $86.99 |
Book Description:
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Examines the history, state, and future of "concepts" in medicine. This title shows the evolutionary arc of medical concepts from the Greek physician Galen of Pergamum (ca 150 ce) who proposed that "the best doctor is also a philosopher", to contemporary discussions of the genome and morality.
Examines the history, state, and future of "concepts" in medicine. This title shows the evolutionary arc of medical concepts from the Greek physician Galen of Pergamum (ca 150 ce) who proposed that "the best doctor is also a philosopher", to contemporary discussions of the genome and morality.