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The Price of Health
. Ed(S): Agich, George J.; Begley, C.E.
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Hardback. Editor(s): Agich, George J.; Begley, C.E. Series: Philosophy and Medicine. Num Pages: 280 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HP; M. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 620.
Medicine, morals and money have, for centuries, lived in uneasy cohabitation. Dwelling in the social institution of care of the sick, each needs the other, yet each is embarrassed to admit the other's presence. Morality, in particular, suffers embarrassment, for it is often required to explain how money and medicine are not inimical. Throughout the history of Western medicine, morality's explanations have been con sistently ambiguous. Pla.o held that the physician must cultivate the art of getting paid as well as the art of healing, for even if the goal of medicine is healing and not making money, the self-interest ... Read more
Medicine, morals and money have, for centuries, lived in uneasy cohabitation. Dwelling in the social institution of care of the sick, each needs the other, yet each is embarrassed to admit the other's presence. Morality, in particular, suffers embarrassment, for it is often required to explain how money and medicine are not inimical. Throughout the history of Western medicine, morality's explanations have been con sistently ambiguous. Pla.o held that the physician must cultivate the art of getting paid as well as the art of healing, for even if the goal of medicine is healing and not making money, the self-interest ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1986
Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
Series
Philosophy and Medicine
Number of Pages
280
Place of Publication
Dordrecht, Netherlands
ISBN
9789027722850
SKU
V9789027722850
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