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Dr. Golem

How to Think about Medicine

Dr. Golem( )
Author: Collins, Harry
Pinch, Trevor
ISBN:978-0-226-11366-1
Publication Date:Nov 2005
Publisher:University of Chicago Press
Book Format:Hardback
List Price:USD $28.00USD $28.00
Book Description:

A creature of Jewish mythology, a golem is an animated being made by man from clay and water who knows neither his own strength nor the extent of his ignorance. Like science and technology, the subjects of Harry Collins and Trevor Pinch's previous volumes, medicine is also a golem, and this Dr. Golem should not be blamed for its mistakes--they are, after all, our mistakes. The problem lies in its well-meaning clumsiness. Dr. Golem explores some of the...
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Book Details
Pages:280
Detailed Subjects: Health & Fitness / General
Medical / General
Social Science / Disease & Health Issues
Medical / Health Care Delivery
Medical / Physician & Patient
Physical Dimensions (W X L X H):5.499 x 8.112 x 0.967 Inches
Book Weight:0.827 Pounds



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