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Moral Theory and Medical Practice

Moral Theory and Medical Practice

by K. W. M. Fulford (Author)

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    Illustrated 1990

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Synopsis

In this unique study Fulford combines the disciplines of rigorous philosophy with an intimate knowledge of psychopathology to overturn traditional hegemonies. The patient replaces the doctor at the heart of medicine. Moral theory and the logic of evaluation replace epistemology as the focus of philosophical enquiry. Ever controversial, mental illness is at the interface of philosophy and medicine. Mad or bad? Dissident or diseased? Dr Fulford shows that it is possible to achieve new insights into these traditional dilemmas, insights at once practically relevant and philosophically significant.

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Format: Illustrated
 Pages: 334
 Edition: Illustrated
 Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 01 Feb 1990
ISBN 10: 0521388694
ISBN 13: 9780521388696
Book Overview: A new approach to medical practice, drawing on the words philosophy and psychopathology.

Media Reviews
'When it comes to thinking about the purpose and practice of medicine, Dr Fulford has something really new to say and a potentially revolutionary approach.' British Medical Journal
'Fulford has shown that there are questions of great philosophical interest here ... he has provided a starting point for a philosophical discussion which philosophers ought to take up with enthusiasm.' Philosophical Books
'... brilliantly developed study ... exhaustive approach ... Dr Fulford has shown us that morality in medicine is no mere gesture but a practical and contemporary necessity.' Hospital Doctor
...wide appeal... A.N. Wear
When it comes to thinking about the purpose and practice of medicine, Dr Fulford has something really new to say and a potentially revolutionary approach. British Medical Journal
...brilliantly developed study...exhaustive approach...Dr Fulford has shown us that morality in medicine is no mere gesture but a practical and contemporary necessity. Hospital Doctor
...ingenious... Psychological Medicine
...challenging and valuable book...casts light on important areas in physical and psychological medicine... South African Medical Journal
Fulford has shown that there are questions of great philosophical interest here...he has provided a starting point for a philosophical discussion which philosophers ought to take up with enthusiasm. Philosophical Books
...addresses a variety of interests...a rich mine for discussion, analysis and debate..well-written...interesting, challenging, innovative and subtle. Eike-Henner W. Kluge, Dialogue