Reframing Disease Contextually will be of particular interest to
philosophers of medicine, bioethicists, and philosophers. It may
also be of value to medical professionals, historians of western
medicine, and health policy makers who take interest in the
conceptual foundations of medicine.
This book:
- provides an overview of key debates in the history of modern
western medicine on the nature, knowledge, and value of
disease;
- illustrates how these debates relate;
- provides a "contextual" or "localized" way of understanding
disease;
- includes case studies of e.g. AIDS, genetic disease, and gendered
disease;
- conveys the importance of the intersection and interrelation
between and among factors that make up disease;
- illustrates how bioethical discussions about disease naming,
classification, diagnosis, prognosis, and treatment are part of a
much greater discussion in philosophy of medicine.
General
Imprint: |
Springer-Verlag New York
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Country of origin: |
United States |
Series: |
Philosophy and Medicine, 81 |
Release date: |
December 2003 |
First published: |
2003 |
Authors: |
Mary Ann Gardell Cutter
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Dimensions: |
235 x 155 x 12mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Hardcover
|
Pages: |
195 |
Edition: |
2003 ed. |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-4020-1796-4 |
Categories: |
Books >
Language & Literature >
Language & linguistics >
General
|
LSN: |
1-4020-1796-0 |
Barcode: |
9781402017964 |
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