Health : a history

Health : a history / edited by Peter Adamson.

This book brings together contributions by historians of philosophy and medicine to trace the concept of health from ancient Greece and China, through the Islamic world, down to modern thinkers like Descartes and Freud. Major themes include the parallel between mental and physical health and the dif...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Adamson, Peter, 1972- (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2019]
Series:Oxford philosophical concepts.
Subjects:
Medicine > Philosophy.
HEALTH & FITNESS > Holism.
HEALTH & FITNESS > Reference.
MEDICAL > Alternative Medicine.
MEDICAL > Atlases.
MEDICAL > Essays.
MEDICAL > Family & General Practice.
MEDICAL > Holistic Medicine.
MEDICAL > Osteopathy.
Medicine > Philosophy
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Summary:This book brings together contributions by historians of philosophy and medicine to trace the concept of health from ancient Greece and China, through the Islamic world, down to modern thinkers like Descartes and Freud. Major themes include the parallel between mental and physical health and the difficulty of defining health.
Physical Description:1 online resource (x, 363 pages)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
ISBN:9780190921293
0190921293
9780199916436
0199916438
9780190921286
0190921285
Source of Description, Etc. Note:Online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on February 01, 2019).

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