The philosophical foundations of modern medicine

著者

• Lee, Keekok

書誌事項

The philosophical foundations of modern medicine

Keekok Lee

Palgrave Macmillan, 2012

注記

Includes bibliographical references (p. 215-225) and index

内容説明・目次

内容説明

An exploration of the philosophical foundation of modern medicine which explains why such a medicine possesses the characteristics it does and where precisely its strengths as well as its weaknesses lie. Written in plain English, it should be accessible to anyone who is intellectually curious, lay persons and medical professionals alike.

目次

Acknowledgements Introduction PART I Philosophical Foundations Modern Philosophy, Modern Science and Its Methodology Category Volte-face : Organisms for Machines Machines and Reductionism Organism A Machine PART II Human Organism is Machine: MEDICINE Biomedicine: Some Sciences Biomedicine: Some Technologies PART III Nosology: The Monogenic Conception of Disease Linear Causality and the Monogenic Conception of Disease Determining the Cause: Controllability and Random Controlled Trials Epidemiology: 'Cinderella' Status? What Kind of Science Is It Really? Conclusion Notes References and Select Bibliography Index

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詳細情報

• NII書誌ID(NCID): BB10824250
• ISBN:
  • 9780230348295
• LCCN: 2011029576
• 出版国コード: uk
• タイトル言語コード: eng
• 本文言語コード: eng
• 出版地: Basingstoke
• ページ数/冊数: viii, 233 p.
• 大きさ: 23 cm
• 分類:
  • NLM : W 61
  • DC23 : 610.28
• 件名:
  • MESH : Philosophy, Medical
  • MESH : Biomedical Engineering -- history