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Page 97
... individual is subordi- nated to the greater " needs " of the whole , preventive procedures become compulsory , 184 and the right of the patient to withhold consent to his own treatment vanishes as the doctor argues that he must submit ...
... individual is subordi- nated to the greater " needs " of the whole , preventive procedures become compulsory , 184 and the right of the patient to withhold consent to his own treatment vanishes as the doctor argues that he must submit ...
Page 220
... individuals and environment remains below a certain intensity , relative to the range of the individual's freedom of action , such intervention could enhance the organism's competence in coping and creating its own future . But beyond a ...
... individuals and environment remains below a certain intensity , relative to the range of the individual's freedom of action , such intervention could enhance the organism's competence in coping and creating its own future . But beyond a ...
Page 258
... individuals rather than the performance of specific persons ; the relationship of a niche in the cosmos to the human species ... individual for resistance . Both these approaches are based on the image of the dangerous agent . A third ...
... individuals rather than the performance of specific persons ; the relationship of a niche in the cosmos to the human species ... individual for resistance . Both these approaches are based on the image of the dangerous agent . A third ...
Contents
Introduction | 3 |
The Medicalization of Life | 39 |
Specific Counterproductivity | 211 |
Copyright | |
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