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The Meaning of Illness: A Phenomenological Account of the Different Perspectives of Physician and Patient - Philosophy and Medicine S. Kay Toombs 1992 edition
The Meaning of Illness: A Phenomenological Account of the Different Perspectives of Physician and Patient - Philosophy and Medicine
S. Kay Toombs
This work provides a phenomenological account of the experience of illness and the manner in which meaning is constituted by the patient and the physician. The author provides a detailed account of the way in which illness and body are apprehended differently by doctor and patient.
165 pages, biography
| Media | Books Hardcover Book (Book with hard spine and cover) |
| Released | May 31, 1992 |
| ISBN13 | 9780792315704 |
| Publishers | Springer |
| Pages | 165 |
| Dimensions | 152 × 229 × 14 mm · 376 g |
| Language | English |