Lovers and Livers : Disease Concepts in History /

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Can a disease be an idea? A theory? Does disease exist without a patient to suffer from it? In Lovers and Livers, Jacalyn Duffin provides a lively overview of the ideas around disease. She introduces philosophical theories of disease and delves into the history of two distinct afflictions - one old,...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Duffin, Jacalyn
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Toronto : University of Toronto Press, 2005.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Medicine > Philosophy.
Lovesickness.
Hepatitis C.
Diseases > Social aspects.
MEDICAL > Osteopathy.
MEDICAL > Holistic Medicine.
MEDICAL > Family & General Practice.
MEDICAL > Essays.
MEDICAL > Atlases.
MEDICAL > Alternative Medicine.
HEALTH & FITNESS > Reference.
HEALTH & FITNESS > Holism.
Medecine > Philosophie.
Hepatite C.
Maladies > Aspect social.
Philosophy, Medical
Hepatitis C
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • The disease game: an introduction to the concets and construction of disease
  • Lovers: the rise and apparent fall of lovesickness
  • Livers: the rise of hepatitis C.

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