The Nature of Disease
Author:   Lawrie Reznek
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Volume:   21
ISBN:  

9781032255170


Pages:   236
Publication Date:   25 May 2022
Format:   Hardback
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The Nature of Disease


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Author:   Lawrie Reznek
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Volume:   21
Weight:   0.600kg
ISBN:  

9781032255170


ISBN 10:   103225517
Pages:   236
Publication Date:   25 May 2022
Audience:   General/trade ,  College/higher education ,  General ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

Introduction: Medicine and the Need for Philosophy 1. Invention or Discovery? 2. Taxonomic Realism: Natural Kinds 3. Taxonomic Realism 2: Semantics 4. The Nature of Disease 5. The Normal and the Pathological 6. The Concept of Function 7. The Naturalist Theory 8. The Concept of Harm 9. The Normativist Theory 10. Disease Entities as Natural Kinds 11. The Semantics of Disease Terms Conclusion: When is a Disease Not a Disease?

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'The reader will find here the most comprehensive treatment of the concept of disease. Any philosopher or physician interested in the conceptual underpinnings of medicine will be rewarded by a close reading of Reznek's stimulating and provocative treatise.' Edmund Pellegrino, Georgetown University Medical Center, USA.


‘The reader will find here the most comprehensive treatment of the concept of disease. Any philosopher or physician interested in the conceptual underpinnings of medicine will be rewarded by a close reading of Reznek’s stimulating and provocative treatise.’ Edmund Pellegrino, Georgetown University Medical Center, USA.


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