Can a disease be an idea? A theory? Does disease exist without a patient to suffer from it? In <i>Lovers and Livers</i>, 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
Lovers and Livers: Disease Concepts in History
β Scribed by Jacalyn Duffin
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press
- Year
- 2005
- Tongue
- English
- Leaves
- 252
- Category
- Library
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β¦ Synopsis
In Lovers and Livers, Jacalyn Duffin provides a lively overview of the ideas around disease.
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