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Handbook of Phenomenology and Medicine
S.Kay . Ed(S): Toombs
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Description for Handbook of Phenomenology and Medicine
Hardback. Features essays that demonstrate that because phenomenology provides extraordinary insights into many of the issues that are directly addressed within the world of medicine. This title is suitable for those who are interested in the philosophy of medicine, but for all healthcare professionals who are actively engaged in the care of the sick. Editor(s): Toombs, S.Kay. Series: Philosophy and Medicine. Num Pages: 497 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPCF3; MB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 240 x 164 x 33. Weight in Grams: 888.
As the fields of philosophy of medicine and bioethics have developed in the United States, the philosophical perspective of phenomenology has been largely ignored. Yet, the central conviction that informs this volume is that phenomenology provides extraordinary insights into many of the issues that are directly addressed within the world of medicine. Such issues include: the nature of medicine itself; the distinction between immediate experience and scientific conceptualization; the nature of the body - and the implications of embodiment in the realm of clinical practice; the meaning of health, illness and disease; the problem of intersubjectivity - particularly with respect ... Read more
As the fields of philosophy of medicine and bioethics have developed in the United States, the philosophical perspective of phenomenology has been largely ignored. Yet, the central conviction that informs this volume is that phenomenology provides extraordinary insights into many of the issues that are directly addressed within the world of medicine. Such issues include: the nature of medicine itself; the distinction between immediate experience and scientific conceptualization; the nature of the body - and the implications of embodiment in the realm of clinical practice; the meaning of health, illness and disease; the problem of intersubjectivity - particularly with respect ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
Number of pages
497
Condition
New
Series
Philosophy and Medicine
Number of Pages
497
Place of Publication
New York, NY, United States
ISBN
9781402001512
SKU
V9781402001512
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99-15
Reviews for Handbook of Phenomenology and Medicine
"The style of presentation is engaging and will be appreciated by the intelligent reader who has an interest in issues that are important to health care, refreshingly approached through perspectives from within phenomenology. A training in philosophy is not a requirement for the contents of this volume to be appreciated." (Elizabeth Pask in Nursing Ethics, 9:5 (2002)