The Hermeneutics of Medicine and the Phenomenology of Health: Steps Towards a Philosophy of Medical Practice
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Philosophy
Health & Wellness
Format
Hardcover
Pages
214
Language
English
Published
Apr 30, 2001
Publisher
Springer
Edition
2001
ISBN-10
079236757X
ISBN-13
9780792367574
Description
Svenaeus (health and society, U. of Linkeping, Sweden) offers insights into the philosophical undertones of modern medicine, incorporating Heidegger's phenomenology and Gadamer's hermeneutics to help make sense of a variety of themes in Western medicine. By evaluating the rise of modern medical practice and epistemology, as well as the phenomenology of health and illness, the author proposes a new way of understanding medical concepts such as health and the physician/patient relationship. Ultimately Svenaeus is interested in the encounter between doctor and patient and what that meeting reveals ontologically and epistemologically. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
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