Author: Alfred I. Tauber
Publisher: MIT Press
ISBN: 9780262700726
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 188
Book Description
This book probes the ethical structure of contemporary medicine in an argument accessible to lay readers, healthcare professionals, and ethicists alike.
Confessions of a Medicine Man
Author: Alfred I. Tauber
Publisher: MIT Press
ISBN: 9780262700726
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 188
Book Description
This book probes the ethical structure of contemporary medicine in an argument accessible to lay readers, healthcare professionals, and ethicists alike.
Publisher: MIT Press
ISBN: 9780262700726
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 188
Book Description
This book probes the ethical structure of contemporary medicine in an argument accessible to lay readers, healthcare professionals, and ethicists alike.
The Philosopher's Autobiography
Author: Shlomit C. Schuster
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN: 0313013284
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 256
Book Description
Throughout the ages philosophers have examined their own lives in an attempt both to find some meaning and to explain the roots of their philosophical perspectives. This volume is an introduction to philosophical autobiography, a rich but hitherto ignored literary genre that questions the self, its social context, and existence in general. The author analyzes representative narratives from antiquity to postmodernity, focusing in particular on three case studies: the autobiographies of St. Augustine, Rousseau, and Sartre. Through the study of these exemplary texts, philosophical reflection on the self emerges as a valid alternative to Freudian psychoanalysis and as a way of promoting self-renewal and change.
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN: 0313013284
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 256
Book Description
Throughout the ages philosophers have examined their own lives in an attempt both to find some meaning and to explain the roots of their philosophical perspectives. This volume is an introduction to philosophical autobiography, a rich but hitherto ignored literary genre that questions the self, its social context, and existence in general. The author analyzes representative narratives from antiquity to postmodernity, focusing in particular on three case studies: the autobiographies of St. Augustine, Rousseau, and Sartre. Through the study of these exemplary texts, philosophical reflection on the self emerges as a valid alternative to Freudian psychoanalysis and as a way of promoting self-renewal and change.
Philosophy for Medicine
Author: Martyn Evans
Publisher: Radcliffe Publishing
ISBN: 9781857759433
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 172
Book Description
This text offers a concise explanation of how philosophical concepts underpin much medical activity, and how being aware of this can improve everyday practice. It is not a basic introduction to philosophy, but restricts itself to those aspects that have a direct impact on medical professionals.
Publisher: Radcliffe Publishing
ISBN: 9781857759433
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 172
Book Description
This text offers a concise explanation of how philosophical concepts underpin much medical activity, and how being aware of this can improve everyday practice. It is not a basic introduction to philosophy, but restricts itself to those aspects that have a direct impact on medical professionals.
The Atlantic Monthly
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : American essays
Languages : en
Pages : 236
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : American essays
Languages : en
Pages : 236
Book Description
Encyclopedia of Native American Religions, Third Edition
Author: Arlene Hirschfelder
Publisher: Infobase Holdings, Inc
ISBN: 1438182945
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 558
Book Description
Praise for the previous edition: "This encyclopedia...allows the student to realize the richness and diversity of the Native American beliefs to the forefront of the world religions...Highly Recommended."—Book Report "...recommended for public library, school, and undergraduate reference collections."—Booklist "...the wealth of information...make this useful for both public and academic libraries."—Library Journal Despite a long history of suppression by governments and missionaries, Native American beliefs have endured as dignified, profound, viable, and richly faceted religions. Encyclopedia of Native American Religions, Third Edition is the go-to reference for the general reader that explores this fascinating subject. More than 1,200 cross-referenced entries describe traditional beliefs and worship practices, the consequences of contact with Europeans and other Americans, and the forms Native American religions take today. Coverage includes: Biographies of figures such as Thomas Stillday Jr., an Ojibway and the first Indian chaplain in the Minnesota State Legislature Court cases concerning prisoners' religious rights National and state legislation, such as the Native American Church Bill and the Religious Freedom Restoration Act Religious rights in the military Sacred sites, such as Snoqualmie Falls, and the sacred use of tobacco Tribal court cases involving the participation of non-Indians in Native American religious ceremonies, such as the Sun Dance.
Publisher: Infobase Holdings, Inc
ISBN: 1438182945
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 558
Book Description
Praise for the previous edition: "This encyclopedia...allows the student to realize the richness and diversity of the Native American beliefs to the forefront of the world religions...Highly Recommended."—Book Report "...recommended for public library, school, and undergraduate reference collections."—Booklist "...the wealth of information...make this useful for both public and academic libraries."—Library Journal Despite a long history of suppression by governments and missionaries, Native American beliefs have endured as dignified, profound, viable, and richly faceted religions. Encyclopedia of Native American Religions, Third Edition is the go-to reference for the general reader that explores this fascinating subject. More than 1,200 cross-referenced entries describe traditional beliefs and worship practices, the consequences of contact with Europeans and other Americans, and the forms Native American religions take today. Coverage includes: Biographies of figures such as Thomas Stillday Jr., an Ojibway and the first Indian chaplain in the Minnesota State Legislature Court cases concerning prisoners' religious rights National and state legislation, such as the Native American Church Bill and the Religious Freedom Restoration Act Religious rights in the military Sacred sites, such as Snoqualmie Falls, and the sacred use of tobacco Tribal court cases involving the participation of non-Indians in Native American religious ceremonies, such as the Sun Dance.
essays
Author: raffaele pettazzoni
Publisher: Brill Archive
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 258
Book Description
Publisher: Brill Archive
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 258
Book Description
The Art of Confession
Author: Paul Wilkes
Publisher: Workman Publishing
ISBN: 0761155961
Category : Self-Help
Languages : en
Pages : 153
Book Description
Discusses the practice of confession, both religious and secular, and highlights its importance as a tool for self-examination, forgiveness, and reconnecting with oneself.
Publisher: Workman Publishing
ISBN: 0761155961
Category : Self-Help
Languages : en
Pages : 153
Book Description
Discusses the practice of confession, both religious and secular, and highlights its importance as a tool for self-examination, forgiveness, and reconnecting with oneself.
The Triumph of Uncertainty
Author: Alfred I. Tauber
Publisher: Central European University Press
ISBN: 9633865824
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 406
Book Description
Tauber, a leading figure in history and philosophy of science, offers a unique autobiographical overview of how science as a discipline of thought has been characterized by philosophers and historians over the past century. He frames his account through science’s – and his own personal – quest for explanatory certainty. During the 20th century, that goal was displaced by the probabilistic epistemologies required to characterize complex systems, whether in physics, biology, economics, or the social sciences. This “triumph of uncertainty” is the inevitable outcome of irreducible chance and indeterminate causality. And beyond these epistemological limits, the interpretative faculties of the individual scientist (what Michael Polanyi called the “personal” and the “tacit”) invariably affects how data are understood. Whereas positivism had claimed radical objectivity, post-positivists have identified how a web of non-epistemic values and social forces profoundly influence the production of knowledge. Tauber presents a case study of these claims by showing how immunology has incorporated extra-curricular social elements in its theoretical development and how these in turn have influenced interpretive problems swirling around biological identity, individuality, and cognition. The correspondence between contemporary immunology and cultural notions of selfhood are strong and striking. Just as uncertainty haunts science, so too does it hover over current constructions of personal identity, self knowledge, and moral agency. Across the chasm of uncertainty, science and selfhood speak.
Publisher: Central European University Press
ISBN: 9633865824
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 406
Book Description
Tauber, a leading figure in history and philosophy of science, offers a unique autobiographical overview of how science as a discipline of thought has been characterized by philosophers and historians over the past century. He frames his account through science’s – and his own personal – quest for explanatory certainty. During the 20th century, that goal was displaced by the probabilistic epistemologies required to characterize complex systems, whether in physics, biology, economics, or the social sciences. This “triumph of uncertainty” is the inevitable outcome of irreducible chance and indeterminate causality. And beyond these epistemological limits, the interpretative faculties of the individual scientist (what Michael Polanyi called the “personal” and the “tacit”) invariably affects how data are understood. Whereas positivism had claimed radical objectivity, post-positivists have identified how a web of non-epistemic values and social forces profoundly influence the production of knowledge. Tauber presents a case study of these claims by showing how immunology has incorporated extra-curricular social elements in its theoretical development and how these in turn have influenced interpretive problems swirling around biological identity, individuality, and cognition. The correspondence between contemporary immunology and cultural notions of selfhood are strong and striking. Just as uncertainty haunts science, so too does it hover over current constructions of personal identity, self knowledge, and moral agency. Across the chasm of uncertainty, science and selfhood speak.
Persuasion and Healing
Author: Jerome D. Frank
Publisher: JHU Press
ISBN: 9780801846366
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 376
Book Description
As they explore the power of "healing rhetoric"in these activities, the authors strengthen the ties among the various healing profession.
Publisher: JHU Press
ISBN: 9780801846366
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 376
Book Description
As they explore the power of "healing rhetoric"in these activities, the authors strengthen the ties among the various healing profession.
Navaho Symbols of Healing
Author: Donald Sandner
Publisher: Inner Traditions / Bear & Co
ISBN: 9780892814343
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 316
Book Description
A Jungian-trained psychiatrist explores ancient Navaho methods of healing that use vibrant imagery to bring the psyche into harmony with natural forces.
Publisher: Inner Traditions / Bear & Co
ISBN: 9780892814343
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 316
Book Description
A Jungian-trained psychiatrist explores ancient Navaho methods of healing that use vibrant imagery to bring the psyche into harmony with natural forces.