| Description |
ix, 342 pages ; 25 cm |
| Contents |
A (very) personal introduction -- 1. The medicine-taking animal : a philosophical overture -- 2. The miracle of scientific medicine -- 3. The coming of age of the youngest science -- 4. Communication, time, waiting -- 5. Power and trust -- 6. Enemies of progress -- 7. Representations and reality -- 8. 'Meagre increments' : the supposed failure of success -- 9. The end of medicine as a profession? -- 10. 'Everyone has to die sometime' -- Envoi |
| Summary |
"Hippocratic Oaths blends philosophy, polemic, and over thirty years of professional medical experience to create an analysis of modern medicine. It challenges our preconceptions about the nature of medicine, and examines unflinchingly the disjunction between the healthcare we believe we are entitled to, and the difficult realities of what is possible." "Tallis looks at the truth behind current dissatisfaction with healthcare; why medicine requires us to approach our bodies in counterintuitive ways; and why the exploding popularity of alternative therapies is bad for doctors and patients alike."--BOOK JACKET |
| Notes |
Formerly CIP. Uk |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Medicine.
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Medical care.
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Mind and body.
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Philosophy, Medical.
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Delivery of Health Care.
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Attitude to Health.
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| Genre/Form |
Student Collection
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| ISBN |
1843541262 |
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