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9780804726917

The Enigma of Health

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  • ISBN13:

    9780804726917

  • ISBN10:

    0804726914

  • Format: Hardcover
  • Copyright: 1996-03-01
  • Publisher: Stanford Univ Pr

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Summary

The book brings together thirteen essays presented to medical and psychiatric societies, mainly during the 1970's and 1980's. In these essays, Gadamer justifies the reasons for a philosophical interest in health and medicine, and a corresponding need for health practitioners to enter into a dialogue with philosophy.

Author Biography

Hans-Georg Gadamer is Emeritus Professor at the University of Heidelberg.

Table of Contents

Preface
Theory, Technology, Praxisp. 1
Apologia for the Art of Healingp. 31
The Problem of Intelligencep. 45
The Experience of Deathp. 61
Bodily Experience and the Limits of Objectificationp. 70
Between Nature and Artp. 83
Philosophy and Practical Medicinep. 92
On the Enigmatic Character of Healthp. 103
Authority and Critical Freedomp. 117
Treatment and Dialoguep. 125
Life and Soulp. 141
Anxiety and Anxietiesp. 152
Hermeneutics and Psychiatryp. 163
Indexp. 175
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