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    PHIL321

    Philosophy of Medicine

    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.

    Lecture: 3h
    Lab: 0h
    Tutorial: 0h
    Credits: 1.5