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The Hermeneutics of Medicine and the Phenomenology of Health: Steps Towards a Philosophy of Medical Practice
Frederick Svenaeus
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hardcover. Suggests that medicine reveals deep but rarely explicit themes whose proper comprehension invites a careful phenomenological and hermeneutical explication. Series: International Library of Ethics, Law, and the New Medicine. Num Pages: 214 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HP; MB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 14. Weight in Grams: 488.
Fredrik Svenaeus' book is a delight to read. Not only does he exhibit keen understanding of a wide range of topics and figures in both medicine and philosophy, but he manages to bring them together in an innovative manner that convincingly demonstrates how deeply these two significant fields can be and, in the end, must be mutually enlightening. Medicine, Svenaeus suggests, reveals deep but rarely explicit themes whose proper comprehension invites a careful phenomenological and hermeneutical explication. Certain philosophical approaches, on the other hand - specifically, Heidegger's phenomenology and Gadamer's hermeneutics ... Read more
Fredrik Svenaeus' book is a delight to read. Not only does he exhibit keen understanding of a wide range of topics and figures in both medicine and philosophy, but he manages to bring them together in an innovative manner that convincingly demonstrates how deeply these two significant fields can be and, in the end, must be mutually enlightening. Medicine, Svenaeus suggests, reveals deep but rarely explicit themes whose proper comprehension invites a careful phenomenological and hermeneutical explication. Certain philosophical approaches, on the other hand - specifically, Heidegger's phenomenology and Gadamer's hermeneutics ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Kluwer Boston Incorporated United States
Number of pages
214
Condition
New
Series
International Library of Ethics, Law, and the New Medicine
Number of Pages
203
Place of Publication
Dordrecht, Netherlands
ISBN
9780792367574
SKU
V9780792367574
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