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The Nature Of Suffering: Moving Beyond Definition To Understanding, Barry Hoffmaster
The Nature Of Suffering: Moving Beyond Definition To Understanding, Barry Hoffmaster
C. Barry Hoffmaster
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The Nature Of Moral Compromise: Principles, Values, And Reason, Cliff Hooker, Barry Hoffmaster
The Nature Of Moral Compromise: Principles, Values, And Reason, Cliff Hooker, Barry Hoffmaster
C. Barry Hoffmaster
No abstract provided.
Re-Reasoning Ethics, Cliff Hooker, Barry Hoffmaster
Re-Reasoning Ethics, Cliff Hooker, Barry Hoffmaster
C. Barry Hoffmaster
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What Does Vulnerability Mean?, Barry Hoffmaster
What Does Vulnerability Mean?, Barry Hoffmaster
C. Barry Hoffmaster
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Family Medicine As A Social Science, Barry Hoffmaster
Family Medicine As A Social Science, Barry Hoffmaster
C. Barry Hoffmaster
The branch of clinical medicine most likely to qualify as a social science is family medicine. Whether family medicine is a social science is addressed in four steps. First, the nature of family medicine is outlined. Second, the extent to which social science knowledge is used in family practice is discussed. Third, the extent to which family medicine can qualify as a social science is considered with respect to an orthodox model of the social sciences, that is, one that emphasizes affinities between the natural and social sciences. Finally, the same question is addressed with respect to an unorthodox model …