Lovers and Livers : : Disease Concepts in History / / Jacalyn Duffin.
Can a disease be an idea? A theory? Does disease exist without a patient to suffer from it? In Lovers and Livers, Jacalyn Duffin provides a lively overview of the ideas around disease. She introduces philosophical theories of disease and delves into the history of two distinct afflictions – one old,...
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| Superior document: | Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter University of Toronto Press eBook-Package Backlist 2000-2013 |
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| Place / Publishing House: | Toronto : : University of Toronto Press, , [2020] ©2005 |
| Year of Publication: | 2020 |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Joanne Goodman Lectures
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (240 p.) |
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Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Tables and Figures
- Illustrations
- Acknowledgments
- Abbreviations
- 1. The Disease Game: An Introduction to the Concepts and Construction of Disease
- 2. Lovers: The Rise and Apparent Fall of Lovesickness
- 3. Livers: The Rise of Hepatitis C
- Appendix: ‘The Disease Game’ Homework Assignment
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index
- THE JOANNE GOODMAN LECTURES