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Health, Illness and Disease - Philosophical Essays (Hardcover, New)
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Health, Illness and Disease - Philosophical Essays (Hardcover, New)
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What counts as health or ill health? How do we deal with the
fallibility of our own bodies? Should illness and disease be
considered simply in biological terms, or should considerations of
its emotional impact dictate our treatment of it? Our understanding
of health and illness had become increasingly more complex in the
modern world, as we are able to use medicine not only to fight
disease but to control other aspects of our bodies, whether mood,
blood pressure, or cholesterol. This collection of essays
foregrounds the concepts of health and illness and patient
experience within the philosophy of medicine, reflecting on the
relationship between the ill person and society. Mental illness is
considered alongside physical disease, and the important
ramifications of society's differentiation between the two are
brought to light. Health, Illness and Disease is a significant
contribution to shaping the parameters of the evolving field of
philosophy of medicine and will be of interest to medical
practitioners and policy-makers as well as philosophers of science
and ethicists.
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