Conceptual and Ethical Challenges of Evolutionary Medicine

by Ozan Altinok

This book analyses the concept of disease, as defined in the context of evolutionary medicine. Upon introducing the reader to evolutionary medicine in its current form and describing its approach to disease instances, the book leverages thoughts and instruments of knowledge of epistemology, social sciences, and ethics to answer the question: "How can we build a timely and appropriate concept of disease?" At first, it looks at the social concerns...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 303145765X
• ISBN13: 9783031457654
• Release Date: November 2023
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 188 Pages
• Weight: 1.02 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.1" x 9.2"