The Polish School of Philosophy of Medicine. From Tytus Chalubinski (1820-1889) to Ludwik Fleck (1896-1961).
Ilana . Ed(S): Lowy
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Hardback. Editor(s): Lowy, Ilana. Series: Philosophy and Medicine. Num Pages: 290 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HP; M. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 603.
My 'discovery' of the Polish School of philosophy of medicine stemmed from my studies in the genesis of Ludwik Fleck's epistemology. These studies, and my interest in the scientific roots of Fleck's epistemology were a nearly 'natural' result of my own biography: like Fleck I had been trained, an had worked as an immunologist, and had later switched to studies in the social history of medicine and biology. Moreover, it so happened that Fleck's book, Genesis and Development of a Scientific Fact -the description of a science as it is, not as it should be -was the first epistemological study ... Read more
My 'discovery' of the Polish School of philosophy of medicine stemmed from my studies in the genesis of Ludwik Fleck's epistemology. These studies, and my interest in the scientific roots of Fleck's epistemology were a nearly 'natural' result of my own biography: like Fleck I had been trained, an had worked as an immunologist, and had later switched to studies in the social history of medicine and biology. Moreover, it so happened that Fleck's book, Genesis and Development of a Scientific Fact -the description of a science as it is, not as it should be -was the first epistemological study ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1990
Publisher
Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
Number of pages
290
Condition
New
Series
Philosophy and Medicine
Number of Pages
290
Place of Publication
Dordrecht, Netherlands
ISBN
9780792309581
SKU
V9780792309581
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