{"product_id":"is-medicine-still-good-for-julian-sheather-9780500294581","title":"Is Medicine Still Good for Us? (the Big Idea Series)","description":"\u003cp\u003eOver 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, \u003cem\u003eIs Medicine Still Good for Us?\u003c\/em\u003e dissects common assumptions about medicine, helping the reader create their own informed opinion about its extraordinary achievements, limitations, injustices, and inevitable failures.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDr. 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Julian Sheather\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0500294585\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780500294581\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Thames \u0026amp; Hudson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/18\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 144\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.75lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 5.90w x 0.50d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/01\/2019","brand":"Julian Sheather","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43919927542015,"sku":"9780500294581","price":18.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_550f4f52-08bf-4852-a9eb-32363aaeb8e7.jpg?v=1680812683","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/is-medicine-still-good-for-julian-sheather-9780500294581","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}