Medicine and care of the dying : a modern history /
This heritage has become problematic in the modern age when waning belief in a divine order leaves the individual self as the bearer of meaning. At the same time, knowledge about nature and society has been increasing at such an accelerated pace, it has become even more difficult to develop a unifie...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
| Language Notes: | English. |
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Oxford ; New York :
Oxford University Press,
2007.
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | This heritage has become problematic in the modern age when waning belief in a divine order leaves the individual self as the bearer of meaning. At the same time, knowledge about nature and society has been increasing at such an accelerated pace, it has become even more difficult to develop a unified secular worldview. When the dying self contemplates its own disintegration in this context, the search for meaning may rest heavy indeed." "Chapters one and two address these larger issues. Chapter three focuses on medicine's approach to cancer as a prime example of the strengths and weaknesses of the research imperative. Chapter four looks at the diffusion of the theory and practice of palliative care throughout the Anglo Saxon world. The fifth chapter discusses the development of effective pain control, essential to palliative care and one of modern medicine's unsung triumphs. The sixth chapter addresses the changing meaning of euthanasia in Western history in the past century, as it transitioned from a philosophical position to a widely-debated policy proposal." "This book is for palliative care practitioners, and all health care professionals with an interest in end-of-life care It is also for students in palliative care and the history of medicine, and for anyone interested in the history of this intriguing field."--Jacket |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (277 pages) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 237-260) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780199999903 0199999902 |