Philosophy of Medicine: An Introduction

by Henrik R. Wulff, Stig Andur Pedersen, Raben Rosenberg

This is a new edition, now in paperback, of a book which is written jointly by a philosopher, physician and a psychiatrist. As medicine advances more questions arise about the "quality of life" and the distribution of scarce and costly forms of medical and surgical treatment. Doctors can no longer be content to save life and ease pain without considering the wider implications of what they are doing. This work is an introduction to this debate about values in medicine. The book is intended for doctors, nurses, medical students and philosophers.

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Reviews

[Kamyar · Rating 3 out of 5]

A very brief review on philosophy of medicine. Informative and relatively easy to read (I read the book in Farsi "daramadi bar falsafeye elme teb; tarhe no). Since this book is the only one in this kind that I've read (and probably the only one that is available for in Iran), I have no point of reference to compare this book with. However, I recommend the book to all physicians, and those non-physicians who are interested in philosophy of science.

[Amirreza Piw · Rating 4 out of 5]

کتاب خوبیه بخصوص واسه یه پزشک !! به نظرم خیلی مهمه که ما بدونیم اصول اولیه کارمون از کجا اومده وکلا فکر کردن در مورد حرفمون رو حالا هرچی که باشه، یاد بگیریم !!!