Hidden Arguments

Author: Professor Sylvia Noble Tesh
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Binding: Kindle Edition
ISBN: B000VICNZG
Category: Medical

Hidden Arguments: Political Ideology and Disease Prevention Policy

In this provocative book, Sylvia Tesh shows how "politics masquerades as science" in the debates over the causes and prevention of disease. Download Hidden Arguments medical books for free.
esh argues that ideas about the causes of disease which dominate policy at any given time or place are rarely determined by scientific criteria alone. The more critical factors are beliefs about how much government can control industry, who should take risks when scientists are uncertain, and whether the individual or society has the ultimate responsibility for health. Tesh argues that instead of lamenting the presence of this extra-scientific reasoning, it should be brought out of hiding and welcomed. She illustrates her position by analyzing five different theories of disease causality that have Get Hidden Arguments our bestseller medical books.

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