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Organism, Medicine, and Metaphysics

Author : S.F. Spicker
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 9400997833
Total Pages : 346 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (9 download)

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Download or read book Organism, Medicine, and Metaphysics written by S.F. Spicker and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2012-12-06 with total page 346 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This Festschrift is presented to Professor Hans Jonas on the occasion of his seventy-fifth birthday, as affirmation of the contributors' respect and admiration. As a volume in the series 'Philosophy and Medicine' the contributions not only reflect certain interests and pursuits of the scholar to whom it is dedi cated, but also serve to bring to convergence the interests of the contributors in the history of humanity and medicine, the theory of organism, medicine in the service of the patient's autonomy, and the metaphysical, i.e., phenome nological foundations of medicine. Notwithstanding the nature of such personal gifts as the authors' contributions (which, with the exception of the late Hannah Arendt's, appear here for the first time), the essays also transcend the personal and serve to elaborate specific themes and theses disclosed in the numerous writings of Hans Jonas. The editor owes a personal debt of gratitude to many, including Hannah Arendt, who offered their assistance during the preparation of the volume.

Organism, Medicine, and Metaphysics

Author : S.F. Spicker
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 9789027708236
Total Pages : 357 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (82 download)

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Download or read book Organism, Medicine, and Metaphysics written by S.F. Spicker and published by Springer. This book was released on 1978-04-30 with total page 357 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This Festschrift is presented to Professor Hans Jonas on the occasion of his seventy-fifth birthday, as affirmation of the contributors' respect and admiration. As a volume in the series 'Philosophy and Medicine' the contributions not only reflect certain interests and pursuits of the scholar to whom it is dedi cated, but also serve to bring to convergence the interests of the contributors in the history of humanity and medicine, the theory of organism, medicine in the service of the patient's autonomy, and the metaphysical, i.e., phenome nological foundations of medicine. Notwithstanding the nature of such personal gifts as the authors' contributions (which, with the exception of the late Hannah Arendt's, appear here for the first time), the essays also transcend the personal and serve to elaborate specific themes and theses disclosed in the numerous writings of Hans Jonas. The editor owes a personal debt of gratitude to many, including Hannah Arendt, who offered their assistance during the preparation of the volume.

Establishing Medical Reality

Author : Harold Kincaid
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 9781402052156
Total Pages : 240 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (521 download)

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Download or read book Establishing Medical Reality written by Harold Kincaid and published by Springer. This book was released on 2007-03-08 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Medicine raises numerous philosophical issues. This volume approaches the philosophy of medicine from the broad naturalist perspective. This holds that philosophy must be continuous with, constrained by, and relevant to empirical results of the natural and social sciences. The upshot is a unique volume that ties medicine to contemporary issues in philosophy of science and metaphysics.

ORGANISM, MEDICINE AND METAPHYSICS

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 330 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (18 download)

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Metaphysics and Medicine

Author : D O Larry Malerba
Publisher : CreateSpace
ISBN 13 : 9781503055797
Total Pages : 380 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (557 download)

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Download or read book Metaphysics and Medicine written by D O Larry Malerba and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2014-11-14 with total page 380 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Western medicine is guided by an outdated paradigm that is badly in need of revision. This groundbreaking book argues that the failures of modern medicine are not, as we are conditioned to believe, unavoidable missteps along the road to scientific advancement. They are predictable consequences of wrong thinking, of false beliefs about disease and the healing process. Science evolves, and so should medicine. When we absorb the lessons learned from practical experience, it cannot help but change the way we think about health and healing. The solution that Dr. Malerba proposes is nothing less than a renaissance in philosophy of medicine. Intended for all readers, this is a clear and easy-to-read discussion of issues that influence the practical choices we make regarding our health in times of illness. Metaphysics & Medicine is about the philosophical and practical differences between science as it was originally conceived, science as it is construed by mainstream medicine today, the particularly disturbing modern trend called scientism, and a more authentic and inclusive form of future medical science that will no longer ignore human consciousness and the lessons learned from subjective experience. Modern medicine lacks a coherent philosophy to help make sense of the complex dynamics of illness, healing, and mind-body relationships. Most medical dysfunction can be traced to this absence of guiding principles, which, if remedied, would revolutionize the practice of medicine. Conventional medicine is based upon a distorted conception of reality that fails to incorporate human consciousness, which is the most critical determinant of health and well-being. Metaphysics & Medicine is a blueprint for a way forward that will rescue medicine from its materialistic bias and bring it into alignment with contemporary thought regarding mind-body principles and holistic theory and practice. It examines the flawed ideas behind conventional medical strategies and proposes a new philosophy of medicine that changes the way we think about science, illness, and healing.

Life the Human Being between Life and Death

Author : Anna-Teresa Tymieniecka
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 9401720819
Total Pages : 316 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (17 download)

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Download or read book Life the Human Being between Life and Death written by Anna-Teresa Tymieniecka and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2013-11-11 with total page 316 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Medicine's crucial concern with health is perennial, but its reflection, concepts, means change with the advance of science and social life. We present here a fascinating panorama of current medical discussions with their philosophical underpinnings, and queries as they have evolved from the past. The role of Tymieniecka's phenomenology of life is brought forth as the system of philosophical reference.

Ethics and the Metaphysics of Medicine

Author : Kenneth A. Richman
Publisher : MIT Press
ISBN 13 : 9780262264341
Total Pages : 244 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (643 download)

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Download or read book Ethics and the Metaphysics of Medicine written by Kenneth A. Richman and published by MIT Press. This book was released on 2004-06-18 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Explores the philosophical and practical ethical implications of a definition of health as a state that allows us to reach our goals. Definitions of health and disease are of more than theoretical interest. Understanding what it means to be healthy has implications for choices in medical treatment, for ethically sound informed consent, and for accurate assessment of policies or programs. This deeper understanding can help us create more effective public policy for health and medicine. It is notable that such contentious legal initiatives as the Americans with Disability Act and the Patients' Bill of Rights fail to define adequately the medical terms on which their effectiveness depends. In Ethics and the Metaphysics of Medicine, Kenneth Richman develops an "embedded instrumentalist" theory of health and applies it to practical problems in health care and medicine, addressing topics that range from the philosophy of science to knee surgery. "Embedded instrumentalist" theories hold that health is a match between one's goals and one's ability to reach those goals, and that the relevant goals may vary from individual to individual. This captures the normative implications of the term health while avoiding problematic relativism. Richman's embedded instrumentalism differs from other theories of health in drawing a distinction between the health of individuals as biological organisms and the health of individuals as moral agents. This distinction illuminates many difficulties in patient-provider communication and helps us understand conflicts between promoting health and promoting ethically permissible behavior. After exploring, expanding, and defending this theory in the first part of the book, Richman examines its ethical implications, discussing such concerns as the connection between medical beneficence and respect for autonomy, patient-provider communication, living wills, and clinical education.

Handbook of Analytic Philosophy of Medicine

Author : Kazem Sadegh-Zadeh
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 9401795797
Total Pages : 1232 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (17 download)

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Download or read book Handbook of Analytic Philosophy of Medicine written by Kazem Sadegh-Zadeh and published by Springer. This book was released on 2015-04-06 with total page 1232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Medical practice is practiced morality, and clinical research belongs to normative ethics. The present book elucidates and advances this thesis by: 1. analyzing the structure of medical language, knowledge, and theories; 2. inquiring into the foundations of the clinical encounter; 3. introducing the logic and methodology of clinical decision-making, including artificial intelligence in medicine; 4. suggesting comprehensive theories of organism, life, and psyche; of health, illness, and disease; of etiology, diagnosis, prognosis, prevention, and therapy; and 5. investigating the moral and metaphysical issues central to medical practice and research. Many systems of (classical, modal, non-classical, probability, and fuzzy) logic are introduced and applied. Fuzzy medical deontics, fuzzy medical ontology, fuzzy medical concept formation, fuzzy medical decision-making and biomedicine and many other techniques of fuzzification in medicine are introduced for the first time.

The Phenomenon of Life: Toward a Philosophical Biology

Author : Hans Jonas
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 326 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book The Phenomenon of Life: Toward a Philosophical Biology written by Hans Jonas and published by . This book was released on 1966 with total page 326 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Method, Medicine and Metaphysics

Author : R. J. Hankinson
Publisher : Academic Printing & Pub
ISBN 13 : 9780920980330
Total Pages : 194 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (83 download)

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Book Synopsis Method, Medicine and Metaphysics by : R. J. Hankinson

Download or read book Method, Medicine and Metaphysics written by R. J. Hankinson and published by Academic Printing & Pub. This book was released on 1988 with total page 194 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Natural Born Monads

Author : Andrea Altobrando
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
ISBN 13 : 3110603667
Total Pages : 356 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (16 download)

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Download or read book Natural Born Monads written by Andrea Altobrando and published by Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG. This book was released on 2020-10-12 with total page 356 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: We are still looking for a satisfactory definition of what makes an individual being a human individual. The understanding of human beings in terms of organism does not seem to be satisfactory, because of its reductionistic flavor. It satisfies our need for autonomy and benefits our lives thanks to its medical applications, but it disappoints our needs for conscious and free, self-determination. For similar reasons, i.e. because of its anti-libertarian tone, an organicistic understanding of the relationship between individual and society has also been rejected, although no truly satisfactory alternative for harmonizing individual and social wellness has been put forth. Thus, a reassessment of the very concepts of individual and organism is needed. In this book, the authors present a specific line of thought which started with Leibniz' concept of monad in 17th century, continued through Kant and Hegel, and as a result reached the first Eastern country to attempt to assimilate, as well as confront, with Western philosophy and sciences, i.e. Japan. The line of thought we are tracing has gone on to become one the main voices in current debates in the philosophy of biology, as well as philosophical anthropology, and social philosophy. As a whole, the volume offers a both historical, and systematic account of one specific understanding of individuals and their environment, which tries to put together its natural embedding, as well as its dialectical nature. Such a historical, systematic map will also allow to better evaluate how life sciences impact our view of our individual lives, of human activities, of institutions, politics, and, finally, of humankind in general.

Organisms, Agency, and Evolution

Author : D. M. Walsh
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1107122104
Total Pages : 295 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (71 download)

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Download or read book Organisms, Agency, and Evolution written by D. M. Walsh and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2015-11-13 with total page 295 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book argues that evolution arises from the activities of organisms as agents, not from the replication of genes.

Biological Identity

Author : Anne Sophie Meincke
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1351066366
Total Pages : 299 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (51 download)

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Download or read book Biological Identity written by Anne Sophie Meincke and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2020-08-25 with total page 299 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Analytic metaphysics has recently discovered biology as a means of grounding metaphysical theories. This has resulted in long-standing metaphysical puzzles, such as the problems of personal identity and material constitution, being increasingly addressed by appeal to a biological understanding of identity. This development within metaphysics is in significant tension with the growing tendency amongst philosophers of biology to regard biological identity as a deep puzzle in its own right, especially following recent advances in our understanding of symbiosis, the evolution of multi-cellular organisms and the inherently dynamical character of living systems. Moreover, and building on these biological insights, the broadly substance ontological framework of metaphysical theories of biological identity appears problematic to a growing number of philosophers of biology who invoke process ontology instead. This volume addresses this tension, exploring to what extent it can be dissolved. For this purpose, the volume presents the first selection of essays exclusively focused on biological identity and written by experts in metaphysics, the philosophy of biology and biology. The resulting cross-disciplinary dialogue paves the way for a convincing account of biological identity that is both metaphysically constructive and scientifically informed, and will be of interest to metaphysicians, philosophers of biology and theoretical biologists.

Everything Flows

Author : Daniel J. Nicholson
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0198779631
Total Pages : 403 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (987 download)

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Download or read book Everything Flows written by Daniel J. Nicholson and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2018 with total page 403 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The majority of the papers herein originated at the workshop 'Process Philosophy of Biology' ... held in Exeter in November 2014."--Page vii.

The Philosophical Foundations of Modern Medicine

Author : K. Lee
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 0230353258
Total Pages : 331 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (33 download)

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Download or read book The Philosophical Foundations of Modern Medicine written by K. Lee and published by Springer. This book was released on 2011-12-02 with total page 331 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An exploration of the philosophical foundation of modern medicine which explains why such a medicine possesses the characteristics it does and where precisely its strengths as well as its weaknesses lie. Written in plain English, it should be accessible to anyone who is intellectually curious, lay persons and medical professionals alike.

Institutional Integrity in Health Care

Author : Ana Smith Iltis
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 9401701539
Total Pages : 195 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (17 download)

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Download or read book Institutional Integrity in Health Care written by Ana Smith Iltis and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2013-03-09 with total page 195 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume addresses the nature of health care organizational ethics, including such issues as corporate fraud and institutional moral integrity, and covers the broad range of issues that must be addressed for a coherent discussion of organizational moral responsibility. Its unique coverage makes it of interest to researchers, students and professionals working in the fields of bioethics, health care administration and management, organizational science, and business ethics.

On the Nature of Health

Author : L.Y Nordenfelt
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 9401102414
Total Pages : 229 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (11 download)

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Download or read book On the Nature of Health written by L.Y Nordenfelt and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2012-12-06 with total page 229 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: GENERAL INTRODUCTION This study of the concept of health is an attempt to combine central ideas in modern philosophy of medicine with certain results from analytical action theory. What emerges from the study is a concept 'of health based on an action-theoretic foundation. A person's health is characterized as his ability to achieve his vital goals. The general conception is not new. This study has been inspired by a number of scholars, both ancient and modern. The most important influences from the latter have been those of Georges Canguilhem, H. Tristram Engelhardt Jr. , Caroline Whitbeck and Ingmar Porn. The novel aspect of this book consists of elaborations made to the general conception. First, the action-theoretic platform is analysed in some detail. The nature of the ability involved, as well as the conditions for having that ability, are specified. Second, the vital goals of man are given considerable attention. Some previous attempts to define such vital goals are analysed and criticized. A new characterization is proposed, in which the vital goals are conceptually linked to the notion of happiness. A person's vital goals are such states of affairs as are necessary and together sufficient for his minimal happiness. Third, a number of consequences of this con ception are observed and analysed. One issue which is particularly empha sized is that of whether the concept of health is a theoretical or a normative concept.