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Paul a Komesaroff
Abraham Nevski is a dedicated and eccentric professor of medicine at the Royal Prince John Hospital. He prides himself on his diagnostic skills and powers of reasoning. On returning to…
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Previously published: Melbourne University Press, 2008.
Paul A Komesaroff
Ten contributors from diverse backgrounds examine how modern medicine regards the human body and its relationship with other aspects of our culture.
With transplant surgery, abortion, and radical new technologies…
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Puts forward unorthodox ideas about the philosophy of and sociology of science, starting from the conviction that modern societies face deep problems arising from unresolved dilemmas about the meaning, content…
Setting out the implications of the postmodern condition for medical ethics, Troubled Bodies challenges the contemporary paradigms of medical ethics and reconceptualizes the nature of the field. Drawing on recent…
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Paul Komesaroff
A work about the depth and complexity of the ethical issues that arise in illness and medicine. It provides an alternative to the abstract debates about principles and consequences that…
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Reflects on the social, cultural, philosophical and ethical issues raised by the menopause and the way it has been handled by medicine. Contributors are from a broad range of disciplines…
An anthology by prominent Indigenous and non-Indigenous scientists, artists, scholars, and activists responding to the catastrophic 2019-20 Australian fire season and proposing actions for the future.
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