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Evaluation and Explanation in the Biomedical Sciences
. Ed(S): Engelhardt, H. Tristram; Spicker, S. F.
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Paperback. Proceedings of the first trans-disciplinary symposium on philosophy and medicin held at Galveston, Texas, May 9-11,1974 Editor(s): Engelhardt, H. Tristram; Spicker, S. F. Series: Philosophy and Medicine. Num Pages: 254 pages, biography. BIC Classification: MBDC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 374.
This volume inaugurates a series concerning philosophy and medicine. There are few, if any, areas of social concern so pervasive as medicine and yet as underexamined by philosophy. But the claim to precedence of the Proceedings of the First Trans-Disciplinary Symposium on Philos ophy and Medicine must be qualified. Claims to be "first" are notorious in the history of scientific as well as humanistic investigation and the claim that the First Trans-Disciplinary Symposium on Philosophy and Medicine has no precedent is not meant to be put in bald form. The editors clearly do not maintain that philosophers and physicians have ... Read more
This volume inaugurates a series concerning philosophy and medicine. There are few, if any, areas of social concern so pervasive as medicine and yet as underexamined by philosophy. But the claim to precedence of the Proceedings of the First Trans-Disciplinary Symposium on Philos ophy and Medicine must be qualified. Claims to be "first" are notorious in the history of scientific as well as humanistic investigation and the claim that the First Trans-Disciplinary Symposium on Philosophy and Medicine has no precedent is not meant to be put in bald form. The editors clearly do not maintain that philosophers and physicians have ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Number of pages
254
Condition
New
Series
Philosophy and Medicine
Number of Pages
246
Place of Publication
Dordrecht, Netherlands
ISBN
9789401017718
SKU
V9789401017718
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