Studies in Medical Philosophy – serie
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Medical Philosophy
A Philosophical Analysis of Patient Self-Perception in Diagnostics and Therapy
Häftad, 2016
590 kr
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This innovative book concentrates on the important distinction between philosophy of medicine and medical philosophy, by expanding the focus from ‘knowing that’ of the first term to the ‘knowing how’ of the latter. Thus, the idea of patient and provider self-discovery becomes integral part, method, …
Human Genome as Common Heritage of Mankind
Av Jean Buttigieg, Alexander Gungov
Häftad, 2018
456 kr
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In this timely study, Jean Buttigieg demonstrates the necessity to make it a legal principle of international law that the human genome is a common heritage of mankind. In 1997, the UNESCO General Conference declared the human genome a common heritage of humankind. This declaration was followed by …
Rethinking Medical Ethics
Concepts and Principles
Av Jean-Pierre Clero, Alexander Gungov
Häftad, 2018
456 kr
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In this unique study, Jean-Pierre Clero examines medical ethics from a philosophical perspective. Based on the thoughts of great philosophers, he develops a theory of medical ethics that focuses on the values of intimacy.
Science of Cookery and the Art of Eating Well
Philosophical and Historical Reflections on Food and Dining in Culture
Av Donald Phillip Verene, Alexander Gungov
Häftad, 2018
238 kr
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The Science of Cookery and the Art of Eating Well is a philosophical and historical reflection on food and dining in human culture. It includes discussions of the nature of the first meals as found in Greek literature and the philosophy of history of Giambattista Vico, the Roman cookbook of Apicius …
Patient Safety
The Relevance of Logic in Medical Care
Av Alexander Gungov, Tatiana Tzarvulanova m. fl.
Häftad, 2018
266 kr
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In our time of well-publicized health care travails, in the USA and the UK and elsewhere, matters of financing too often subsume the dimension of patient care. In his latest book, Alexander L. Gungov studies a vital but neglected aspect of patient safety. Of the thousands of medical errors …
Systems Analysis of Medicine (SAM): Healing Medicine
Av Ken A Bryson
Häftad, 2019
328 kr
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This book is a must-read for anyone interested in transforming the impersonal character of the medical experience into a personalized, relational, spiritual, and holistic dialog about human health. It promotes a holistic vision of the doctor-patient relationship, a medicine that ought to be based …
Practice of Medicine as Being in Time
Häftad, 2020
403 kr
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This is an exciting, but difficult, season for the practice of medicine. The effects of corporate transformation on the practice are part of a larger cultural crisis. The arena of medicine is a proving ground for our responses to this crisis, because it is so intimately and immediately related to …
Literary Meditations for Pandemic Times: Reflections on Plague Classics
Av Dustin Peone
Häftad, 2023
338 kr
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Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, many new techniques for remaining healthy have been introduced, but there has been little to no public discussion about how to live well. “Social distancing” is good medicine for the body, but the health of the spirit depends on wisdom. When we find ourselves in …
Medicine in the Post-consumerist Society: A Philosophical Overview
Häftad, 2023
403 kr
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Evangelos Koumparoudis offers a unique philosophical perspective on various aspects of medical practices in our post-consumerist society. Through an exploration of political philosophy, specifically the works of Lyotard, Baudrillard, Bauman, and Gungov, he sheds light on the ways in which meaning …
