Health A History Edited by Peter Adamson
19.12.2018
Health. A History
Edited by Peter Adamson
- Brings together historians of philosophy and medicine in an unprecedented, interdisciplinary way to explore the history of the concept of health
- Covers Western and non-Western philosophical traditions, including Islamic and Chinese philosophies
- Ranges over numerous areas of philosophy and medicine, including psychology and ethics, bringing historical material into contact with more recent ideas in philosophy of medicine
- Includes several Reflection pieces with corresponding artwork on health in religion and the medical sciences
- Part of the innovative Oxford Philosophical Concepts series