Medicine as a Scholarly Field: An Introduction
Author:   O.S. Miettinen
Publisher:   Springer International Publishing AG
Edition:   1st ed. 2015
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9783319190112


Pages:   136
Publication Date:   13 August 2015
Format:   Hardback
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Author:   O.S. Miettinen
Publisher:   Springer International Publishing AG
Imprint:   Springer International Publishing AG
Edition:   1st ed. 2015
Dimensions:   Width: 15.50cm , Height: 1.10cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   3.554kg
ISBN:  

9783319190112


ISBN 10:   3319190113
Pages:   136
Publication Date:   13 August 2015
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand   Availability explained
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Foreword, preface, acknowledgments, Part I. Preamble.- The genesis of modern medicine.- how to introduce modern medicine.- Part II. General concepts of medicine.- General concepts of the objects of medicine.- General concepts of medicine itself.-Part III. General principles of medicine.- Ethical principles of medicine.- Part IV. Pursuing excellence in medicine.- Defining attainable excellence.- Pursuing attainable excellence.- Part V. Epilogue.- 9. The meaning of it all.- Appendices.

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To me it is astonishing and to medicine actually shameful that it has taken up to year 2015 before there is a work in which the essence of medicine is described and discussed. -- J. Steurer, University of Zurich [In this book], Miettinen beautifully elucidates the concepts and principles of knowledge-based diagnosis, and prognosis, within medicine. Now, after six decades of keen observation and study, and critical reflection on medicine and medical research, Miettinen, in this book, shares the fundamental understandings he has reached; ... -- T. J. VanderWeele, Harvard University The aim of this book ... is admirable. The composition of the book -- from the key concepts to logical and ethical principles -- is very clear and systematic. I am convinced that this kind of book is needed. -- I. Niiniluoto, University of Helsinki


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