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Handbook of the philosophy of medicine
Abstract
This is the first wide-ranging, multi-authored handbook in the field of philosophy of medicine, covering the underlying conceptual issues of many important social, political and ethical issues in health care. It introduces and develops over 70 topics, concepts, and issues in the field. It is written by distinguished specialists from multiple disciplines, including philosophy, health sciences, nursing, sociology, political theory, and medicine. Many difficult social and ethical issues in health care are based on conceptual problems, most prominently on the definitions of health and disease, or on epistemological issues regarding causality or diagnosis. Philosophy is the discipline that deals with such conceptual, metaphysical, epistemological, methodological, and axiological matters. This handbook covers all the central concepts in medicine, such as ageing, death, disease, mental disorder, and well-being. It is an invaluable source for laypeople, academics with an interest in medicine, and health care specialists who want be informed and up to date with the relevant discussions. The text also advances these debates and will set the agenda for years to come.
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pp.45-63
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-8688-1_75two goals of medicine
pp.83-92
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-8688-1_59the patient perspective
pp.93-108
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-8688-1_4harm to bodies, minds, and persons
pp.129-145
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-8688-1_63pp.159-168
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-8688-1_7pp.169-187
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-8688-1_8pp.223-232
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-8688-1_60pp.233-240
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-8688-1_10its significance for medicine
pp.243-271
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-8688-1_62relevance for health care
pp.273-285
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-8688-1_78pp.287-301
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-8688-1_19its generation, significance, and use
pp.303-323
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-8688-1_13pp.345-357
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-8688-1_15significance of biological and cognitive development in medical practice
pp.371-393
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-8688-1_16patient as person
pp.411-427
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-8688-1_21pp.429-440
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-8688-1_25how does the body shape ethical practice
pp.463-486
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-8688-1_66pp.487-502
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-8688-1_20philosophical and ethical implications of using narrative inquiry in health services research
pp.539-556
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-8688-1_80a project in understanding
pp.557-576
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-8688-1_23pp.577-595
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-8688-1_24Publication details
Publisher: Springer
Place: Dordrecht
Year: 2017
Pages: 755
DOI: 10.1007/978-94-017-8688-1
ISBN (hardback): 978-94-017-8687-4
ISBN (digital): 978-94-017-8688-1
Full citation:
Schramme Thomas, Edwards Steven D. (2017) Handbook of the philosophy of medicine. Dordrecht, Springer.