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The silence of the body : materials for the study of medicine / Guido Ceronetti ; translated from the Italian by Michael Moore.
LIBRA - Special R723 .C43613 1993
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Ceronetti, Guido, 1927-
- Standardized Title:
- Silenzio del corpo. English
- Language:
- English
- Italian
- Subjects (All):
- Medicine--Philosophy.
- Medicine.
- Human body.
- Philosophy, Medical.
- Medical Subjects:
- Philosophy, Medical.
- Penn Provenance:
- Gotham Book Mart (former owner) (Gotham Book Mart Collection copy)
- Physical Description:
- 233 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Farrar, Straus, and Giroux, 1993.
- Summary:
- Drawing on ancient and classical texts, the author offers a study of modern medicine, exploring such topics as medicine's prolongation of life without providing wisdom, and human indifference to moral responsibility.
- Notes:
- Translation of: Il silenzio del corpo.
- Local Notes:
- Gotham Book Mart Collection copy has dustjacket retained.
- ISBN:
- 0374264058
- 9780374264055
- OCLC:
- 28374271
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