Over the course of human history, medicine has achieved incredible
successes--but at what cost? This latest book in The Big Idea series
explores the state of modern medicine, examining the ethics of medical
and healthcare practices and the impact they have on modern life. This
fascinating analysis engages with the debate surrounding the escalating
costs, both financial and ethical, of medicine today. Intelligent and
provocative, Is Medicine Still Good for Us? dissects common
assumptions about medicine, helping the reader create their own informed
opinion about its extraordinary achievements, limitations, injustices,
and inevitable failures.
Dr. Julian Sheather, an ethics adviser to Doctors Without Borders,
contextualizes medicine as a science, art, institution, and ideology,
outlining the pros and cons of what medicine has become in the signature
Big Idea textual approach. Accompanying Sheather's text are numerous
informative illustrations that deepen the reader's understanding of the
material.
A timely addition to the series, this book will engage those who love to
debate, who are interested in ethics and philosophy, and those working
in the medical field.