Textes cles de philosophie de la medecine

Vol. II : Sante, maladie, pathologie

Edited by Elodie Giroux Edited by Mael Lemoine

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Extent: 416 pages

Publisher: Librairie Philosophique J. Vrin

Subjects: Medicine, Philosophy

Series: Textes clés

Language: French

Paperback (Published)

(October 2012)

ISBN: 9782711624478

4.29 x 7.09 inches

Price: $17.00

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Based on the famous essay by Georges Canguilhem on what is normal and pathological (originally published in 1943), extensive philosophical literature (mainly Anglo-Saxon) has attempted to define these concepts and analyze their status. The main discussion focuses on the following question: can you describe health and illness as natur


English summary: Based on the famous essay by Georges Canguilhem on what is normal and pathological (originally published in 1943), extensive philosophical literature (mainly Anglo-Saxon) has attempted to define these concepts and analyze their status. The main discussion focuses on the following question: can you describe health and illness as natural phenomena or are they states that are determined by values? French text. French description: Depuis le celebre essai de Georges Canguilhem sur le normal et le pathologique publie initialement en 1943 et dont l’un des objectifs etait la clarification des concepts de sante et de maladie, une litterature philosophique abondante, principalement anglo-saxonne, s’est attachee a definir ces concepts et a analyser leur statut. Le principal debat de ce domaine emergent de la philosophie de la medecine porte sur la question : peut-on decrire la sante et la maladie comme des phenomenes naturels ou s’agit-il d’etats qui sont determines par des valeurs? Tous les textes presentes dans ce volume ont participe de cette controverse. Ceux de la premiere section accordent une part importante a la composante biologique. Ceux de la seconde donnent le primat a la notion d’action. Ceux de la derniere section mettent en question l’utilite ou la possibilite meme de definir les deux concepts.

  • Edited by Elodie Giroux
  • Edited by Mael Lemoine