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PHIL321 - Philosophy of Medicine

Description

An examination of how our philosophical conceptions of the nature of mind and body affect the goals and practice of medicine. Topics covered may include: Is medicine an art or a science? What is health? What counts as disease? What is mental illness? Empiricism vs. Realism in medical thinking: Hermeneutics in medicine; causality in medicine; Western vs. Eastern medicine.

Units

1.5

Hours: lecture-lab-tutorial

3-0-0

Note(s)

  • Credit for this course cannot be counted towards 300-level and 400-level requirements in Honours or Major programs in Philosophy.

Course offered by

Department of Philosophy

Course schedules

Summer timetable available: February 15. Fall and Spring timetables available: May 15.

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