Thinking with Metaphors in Medicine: The State of the Art

by Alan Bleakley

Book Overview

While medical language is soaked in metaphor, medicine - that is, medical culture, clinical practice, and medical education - outwardly rejects metaphor for objective, literal scientific language. Arguing that this is a misstep, this book critically considers what embracing the use of metaphors, similes and aphorisms might mean for shaping medical culture, and especially the doctor-patient relationship, in a healthy way. It demonstrates how the...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 113822944X
• ISBN13: 9781138229440
• Release Date: June 2017
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 270 Pages
• Weight: 1.23 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.2"