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Hardcover. Condition: New. 1st Edition. The Rhetoric of Medicine: Lessons on Professionalism from Ancient Greece Nigel Nicholson & Nathan R. Selden Oxford University Press, 2019. First Edition. Hardcover. A clean, well-preserved copy with bright covers, sharp corners, a tight binding, and clean, unmarked pages throughout. No writing, highlighting, bookplates, or remainder marks observed. In this interdisciplinary study, classicist Nigel Nicholson and neurosurgeon Nathan R. Selden examine the ethical and professional challenges facing modern physicians through the lens of ancient Greek medical thought. Drawing upon Hippocratic writings, classical literature, and the history of medicine, the authors explore enduring themes including professional identity, physician-patient relationships, competition, autonomy, mentoring, and medical ethics. Published by Oxford University Press, this scholarly work bridges classical studies, medical humanities, bioethics, and healthcare professionalism. An excellent copy for physicians, historians of medicine, classicists, medical humanities collections, university libraries, and students of healthcare ethics. Bibliographic Details • Publisher: Oxford University Press • Publication Year: 2019 • First Edition • Hardcover with dust jacket • ISBN: 9780190457488 • Approximately 286 pages • Language: English. …

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Hardback. Condition: New. The Rhetoric of Medicine explores problems that confront medical professionals today by first examining similar problems that confronted physicians in ancient Greece. This framework provides illuminating entry points into challenges faced by the practice of medicine, enabling readers to understand more clearly their shape and operation in the modern context-as well as possible solutions to these problems. Topics covered include: larger cultural ideas about the body; tension between professional values and working for money; effective collaboration and competition with alternative healthcare providers; restrictions on political involvement that seem part of a physician's identity; maintaining a space for professional autonomy and judgment; mentoring that is effective but not exclusive; and physicians' recognition of themselves as patients as well as professionals.The Rhetoric of Medicine represents a unique collaboration between a classicist and a neurosurgeon, reflecting both their scholarly work and extensive experience as administrators. Together, these two experts combine their personal experience as professionals with careful analysis of what it means to be a medical professional, both in ancient Greece and today. The Rhetoric of Medicine is a call to interrogate the narratives and ideas that shape medical care and to revise and replace those that do not serve patient health.Advance Praise for The Rhetoric of Medicine"It is an incredibly rich story with lessons around money, competition and autonomy for doctors and for the patients they serve."-- Sanjay Gupta, MD, Staff Neurosurgeon, The Emory Clinic, Atlanta, GA, Chief Medical Correspondent, CNN. …

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. A copy signed by Nigel Nicholson to his mother. A near fine copy. Signed by Author(s).

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Hardback. Condition: New. The Rhetoric of Medicine explores problems that confront medical professionals today by first examining similar problems that confronted physicians in ancient Greece. This framework provides illuminating entry points into challenges faced by the practice of medicine, enabling readers to understand more clearly their shape and operation in the modern context-as well as possible solutions to these problems. Topics covered include: larger cultural ideas about the body; tension between professional values and working for money; effective collaboration and competition with alternative healthcare providers; restrictions on political involvement that seem part of a physician's identity; maintaining a space for professional autonomy and judgment; mentoring that is effective but not exclusive; and physicians' recognition of themselves as patients as well as professionals.The Rhetoric of Medicine represents a unique collaboration between a classicist and a neurosurgeon, reflecting both their scholarly work and extensive experience as administrators. Together, these two experts combine their personal experience as professionals with careful analysis of what it means to be a medical professional, both in ancient Greece and today. The Rhetoric of Medicine is a call to interrogate the narratives and ideas that shape medical care and to revise and replace those that do not serve patient health.Advance Praise for The Rhetoric of Medicine"It is an incredibly rich story with lessons around money, competition and autonomy for doctors and for the patients they serve."-- Sanjay Gupta, MD, Staff Neurosurgeon, The Emory Clinic, Atlanta, GA, Chief Medical Correspondent, CNN. …