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The Philosophical Diseases of Medicine and Their Cure. Philosophy and Ethics of Medicine, Vol. 1: Foundations.
Josef Seifert
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Paperback. Series: Philosophy and Medicine. Num Pages: 406 pages, biography. BIC Classification: MB; PS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 22. Weight in Grams: 676.
At all times physicians were bound to pursue not only medical tasks, but to reflect also on the many anthropological and metaphysical aspects of their discipline, such as on the nature of life and death, of health and sickness, and above all on the vital ethical dimensions of their practice. For centuries, almost for two millennia, how ever, those who practiced medicine lived in a relatively clearly defined ethical and implicitly philosophical or religious 'world-order' within which they could safely turn to medical practice, knowing right from wrong, or at least being told what to do and what not to ... Read more
At all times physicians were bound to pursue not only medical tasks, but to reflect also on the many anthropological and metaphysical aspects of their discipline, such as on the nature of life and death, of health and sickness, and above all on the vital ethical dimensions of their practice. For centuries, almost for two millennia, how ever, those who practiced medicine lived in a relatively clearly defined ethical and implicitly philosophical or religious 'world-order' within which they could safely turn to medical practice, knowing right from wrong, or at least being told what to do and what not to ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Number of pages
406
Condition
New
Series
Philosophy and Medicine
Number of Pages
406
Place of Publication
Dordrecht, Netherlands
ISBN
9789048167364
SKU
V9789048167364
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