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Prescriptions - The Dissemination of Medical Authority (Hardcover, New)
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Prescriptions - The Dissemination of Medical Authority (Hardcover, New)
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The essays brought together in this volume are the product of a
University of Colorado, Colorado Springs, Colloquium on Science,
Technology, and Society devoted to foundations of health care
practices. Prescriptions contributes to the philosophy of medicine
by redefining, redrawing, and resetting the respective domains of
philosophy, medicine, and healthcare. It provides a conceptual
point of departure, a point from which the radical changes that
will be required of health care in the next century can be
envisioned and acted upon. Part I consists of three essays that
provide critical analyses of the conceptual apparatus that informs
the many dimensions of health care practices. In general, the
contributors challenge the fundamental relationships of authority
that exist between patients and health care practitioners, question
the tradition of using classical ethical theories within the domain
of health care, and suggest a set of different directions in which
health care should develop. These essays demonstrate why a
reevaluation of the culture of health care, and not just specific
practices, is necessary. The two essays in Part II explore the
economic, technical, legal, and public policy dimensions of
contemporary medicine. The novelty of these essays lies in their
response to the challenges already posed by the three preceding
essays: each essay attempts to provide a specific contextual
analysis for articulating and testing the broad conceptual and
axiological problems raised therein. Part III provides a more
specific context for exploring the issues and themes articulated in
Parts I and II. Drawing attention to the techniques used to
diagnose and, supposedly, cure, the contributors directly attack
the view that psychoanalysis can be understood in medical or
scientific terms. Those interested in the philosophical aspects of
health care will find this volume provocative reading.
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