The Enigma of Health The Art of Healing in a Scientific Age |
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| Author:
| Gadamer, Hans-Georg |
| Translator:
| Gaiger, Jason
Walker, Nicholas |
| ISBN: | 978-0-8047-2691-7 |
| Publication Date: | Jun 1996 |
| Publisher: | Stanford University Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $100.00 |
Book Description:
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The book brings together thirteen essays presented to medical and psychiatric societies, mainly during the 1970's and 1980's. In these essays, Gadamer justifies the reasons for a philosophical interest in health and medicine, and a corresponding need for health practitioners to enter into a dialogue with philosophy.
The book brings together thirteen essays presented to medical and psychiatric societies, mainly during the 1970's and 1980's. In these essays, Gadamer justifies the reasons for a philosophical interest in health and medicine, and a corresponding need for health practitioners to enter into a dialogue with philosophy.