The Philosophical Foundations of Modern Medicine
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 t
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The Philosophical Foundations of Modern Medicine
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Also by Keekok Lee (Selected list) PHILOSOPHY AND GENETIC REVOLUTIONS (2005)
HOMO FABER: The Unity of the History of Technology and the Philosophy of Technology (2008) TOWARDS CONSTRUCTING POST-POSTMODERN 21ST CENTURY SCIENCES: The Relevance of Classical Chinese Medicine (2012)
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ZOOS: A Philosophical Tour (2006)
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The Philosophical Foundations of Modern Medicine Keekok Lee University of Manchester, UK
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