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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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Hardback. Deals with the essential philosophical/ethical dimension that concerns the ends and goods entrusted to medicine. This book shows that medicine cannot be reduced to its scientific and technical aspects and that the constitutive philosophical aspects of medicine presently are in a state of crisis. Series: Philosophy and Medicine. Num Pages: 406 pages, biography. BIC Classification: MB; PS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 297 x 210 x 25. Weight in Grams: 802.
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
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
Number of pages
406
Condition
New
Series
Philosophy and Medicine
Number of Pages
406
Place of Publication
New York, NY, United States
ISBN
9781402028700
SKU
V9781402028700
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