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Textbook of Healthcare Ethics
Loewy, Erich E.H.; Loewy, Roberta Springer
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Hardback. BIC Classification: MBPC. Dimension: 248 x 169 x 25. Weight in Grams: 752.
1 Historical Introduction INTRODUCTION This chapter is mainly about the history of medicine and its ethics. As usually c- ceived, history is retrograde: It is what happened yesterday, and, much as we may try, it is what happened yesterday seen with a set of today’s eyes. Trying to understand yesterday’s culture may help us put on a pair of corrective glasses, but it fails in - tirely correcting our vision. Contemporary cultural anthropology may likewise help us understand the way today’s events and cultural habits shape what we call history tomorrow. Past events and the kaleidoscopic pattern of today’s cultures ... Read more
1 Historical Introduction INTRODUCTION This chapter is mainly about the history of medicine and its ethics. As usually c- ceived, history is retrograde: It is what happened yesterday, and, much as we may try, it is what happened yesterday seen with a set of today’s eyes. Trying to understand yesterday’s culture may help us put on a pair of corrective glasses, but it fails in - tirely correcting our vision. Contemporary cultural anthropology may likewise help us understand the way today’s events and cultural habits shape what we call history tomorrow. Past events and the kaleidoscopic pattern of today’s cultures ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Language
English
Condition
New
Number of Pages
382
Place of Publication
New York, NY, United States
ISBN
9781402014604
SKU
V9781402014604
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-15
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