Is Medicine Still Good for Us? (The Big Idea)
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Modern medicine is exceptionally powerful, and has achieved unprecedented successes. But it comes at a price; individuals suffer from medicine’s failures, and the economic costs of medicine are now stratospheric. Have we got the balance wrong?
Is Medicine Still Good For Us? sets out the facts about our medical establishments in a clear, engaging style, interrogating the ethics of modern practices and the impact they have on all our lives.
Table of Contents
Introduction • 1. The Development of Medicine • 2. How Effective is Medicine? • 3. The Medicalization of Living and Dying • 4. Is Medicine Harmful and Unjust? • Conclusion
Is Medicine Still Good For Us? sets out the facts about our medical establishments in a clear, engaging style, interrogating the ethics of modern practices and the impact they have on all our lives.
Table of Contents
Introduction • 1. The Development of Medicine • 2. How Effective is Medicine? • 3. The Medicalization of Living and Dying • 4. Is Medicine Harmful and Unjust? • Conclusion
About the Author
Julian Sheather is a writer and ethicist. He is also a consultant and adviser in ethics and human rights to several leading national and international medical organisations.
Podrobnosti
| Autor |
Julian Sheather |
|---|---|
| Vydavatel |
Thames & Hudson
181A High Holborn, London, WC1V 7QX, United Kingdom
info@thamesandhudson.com
https://thamesandhudson.com
+44 20 7843 0050
|
| Jazyk | anglicky |
| Vazba | měkká |
| Počet stran | 144 |
| Formát | 15,2 × 22,9 cm |
| EAN | 9780500294581 |
| Rok vydání | 2019 |
| Edice |
Zdraví a životní styl |
Autor
Julian Sheather
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