Dr. Golem: How to Think about Medicine
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A creature of Jewish mythology, a golem is an animated being made by man from clay and water who knows neither his own strength nor the extent of his ignorance. Like science and technology, the subjects of Harry Collins and Trevor Pinch's previous volumes, medicine is also a golem, and this Dr. Golem should not be blamed for its mistakes-they are, after all, our mistakes. The problem lies in its well-meaning clumsiness. Dr. Golem...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0226113671
ISBN13:9780226113678
Release Date:April 2008
Publisher:University of Chicago Press
Length:258 Pages
Weight:2.20 lbs.
Dimensions:0.7" x 7.8" x 5.2"
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