The Resource Kore : on sickness, the sick, and the search for the soul of medicine, Andrzej Szczeklik ; translated by Antonia Lloyd-Jones ; with an introduction by Adam Zagajewski ; afterword by John Martin
Kore : on sickness, the sick, and the search for the soul of medicine, Andrzej Szczeklik ; translated by Antonia Lloyd-Jones ; with an introduction by Adam Zagajewski ; afterword by John Martin
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- Summary
- "There is a grand tradition of physicians who are also great writers and philosophers. From Copernicus and Paracelsus, to Chekov, Osler and Frankl. And most recently Sherwin Nuland and Oliver Sacks have gained broad readerships and made huge contributions to the way we think and the way we live our lives. Andrzej Szczeklik is entirely worthy to join their company. When his first book, Catharsis, was published in English, critics from Seamus Heaney to Czeslaw Milosz stood to applaud. Now he has followed with an ever deeper and more accomplished book.It has become unfortunately rare for a scientist or doctor to find his grounding in a broad understanding of literature and the humanities. But in Kore, the author insists that only with a curiosity thoroughly at home in both worlds can one expect to discover what we should mean about sickness and about the soul. No tedious academic, Szczeklik writes with the grace of a poet and the ease of a fine storyteller. Anecdotes drawn from a personal immersion in art, music, and literature are woven with reports on experimental medicine and daily clinical experience. From DNA and the re-creation of the Spanish Flu virus, to contemporary research in genetics, cancer, neurology, and the AIDS virus, from "Symptoms and Shadows," to "Dying and Death," to "Enchantment of Love," every chapter of this book is alive and engaging. The result is a life-affirming work of science, philosophy, art, and spirituality"--
- Language
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- eng
- pol
- eng
- Extent
- x, 320 p.
- Contents
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- On dying and death
- Promethean ambitions
- The enchantment of love
- Conjunction
- Symptoms and shadows
- About the brain
- In search of the soul
- The reflected world inside us
- The arcana of art and the rigors of science
- Genetics and cancer
- The truths of biology and faith
- The borderlands
- Isbn
- 9781619020191
- Label
- Kore : on sickness, the sick, and the search for the soul of medicine
- Title
- Kore
- Title remainder
- on sickness, the sick, and the search for the soul of medicine
- Statement of responsibility
- Andrzej Szczeklik ; translated by Antonia Lloyd-Jones ; with an introduction by Adam Zagajewski ; afterword by John Martin
- Title variation
- On sickness, the sick, and the search for the soul of medicine
- Subject
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- HEALTH & FITNESS -- Reference
- History
- History of Medicine
- Humanities
- Humanities
- Krankheit
- MEDICAL -- Alternative Medicine
- MEDICAL -- Atlases
- MEDICAL -- Essays
- MEDICAL -- Family & General Practice
- HEALTH & FITNESS -- Holism
- MEDICAL -- Osteopathy
- Medicine
- Medicine -- History
- Medicine -- Philosophy
- Medicine -- Philosophy
- Medizin
- Philosophie
- Philosophy, Medical
- Physician-Patient Relations
- MEDICAL -- Holistic Medicine
- Language
-
- eng
- pol
- eng
- Summary
- "There is a grand tradition of physicians who are also great writers and philosophers. From Copernicus and Paracelsus, to Chekov, Osler and Frankl. And most recently Sherwin Nuland and Oliver Sacks have gained broad readerships and made huge contributions to the way we think and the way we live our lives. Andrzej Szczeklik is entirely worthy to join their company. When his first book, Catharsis, was published in English, critics from Seamus Heaney to Czeslaw Milosz stood to applaud. Now he has followed with an ever deeper and more accomplished book.It has become unfortunately rare for a scientist or doctor to find his grounding in a broad understanding of literature and the humanities. But in Kore, the author insists that only with a curiosity thoroughly at home in both worlds can one expect to discover what we should mean about sickness and about the soul. No tedious academic, Szczeklik writes with the grace of a poet and the ease of a fine storyteller. Anecdotes drawn from a personal immersion in art, music, and literature are woven with reports on experimental medicine and daily clinical experience. From DNA and the re-creation of the Spanish Flu virus, to contemporary research in genetics, cancer, neurology, and the AIDS virus, from "Symptoms and Shadows," to "Dying and Death," to "Enchantment of Love," every chapter of this book is alive and engaging. The result is a life-affirming work of science, philosophy, art, and spirituality"--
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- Provided by publisher
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- DNLM/DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Szczeklik, Andrzej
- Dewey number
- 610.1
- Illustrations
- illustrations
- Index
- no index present
- LC call number
- R723
- LC item number
- .S945 2012
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- NLM call number
-
- 2013 A-648
- W 61
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Medicine
- Medicine
- Humanities
- Philosophy, Medical
- Physician-Patient Relations
- Humanities
- History of Medicine
- HEALTH & FITNESS
- HEALTH & FITNESS
- MEDICAL
- MEDICAL
- MEDICAL
- MEDICAL
- MEDICAL
- MEDICAL
- Humanities
- Medicine
- Medicine
- Krankheit
- Medizin
- Philosophie
- Label
- Kore : on sickness, the sick, and the search for the soul of medicine, Andrzej Szczeklik ; translated by Antonia Lloyd-Jones ; with an introduction by Adam Zagajewski ; afterword by John Martin
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 295-320)
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- volume
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- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
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- Content type code
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- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
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- On dying and death
- Promethean ambitions
- The enchantment of love
- Conjunction
- Symptoms and shadows
- About the brain
- In search of the soul
- The reflected world inside us
- The arcana of art and the rigors of science
- Genetics and cancer
- The truths of biology and faith
- The borderlands
- Control code
- ocn788236709
- Dimensions
- 22 cm.
- Extent
- x, 320 p.
- Isbn
- 9781619020191
- Isbn Type
- (hbk. : alk. paper))
- Lccn
- 2012042867
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
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- n
- Other physical details
- ill.
- System control number
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- (Sirsi) i9781619020191
- (OCoLC)788236709
- Label
- Kore : on sickness, the sick, and the search for the soul of medicine, Andrzej Szczeklik ; translated by Antonia Lloyd-Jones ; with an introduction by Adam Zagajewski ; afterword by John Martin
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 295-320)
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
-
- On dying and death
- Promethean ambitions
- The enchantment of love
- Conjunction
- Symptoms and shadows
- About the brain
- In search of the soul
- The reflected world inside us
- The arcana of art and the rigors of science
- Genetics and cancer
- The truths of biology and faith
- The borderlands
- Control code
- ocn788236709
- Dimensions
- 22 cm.
- Extent
- x, 320 p.
- Isbn
- 9781619020191
- Isbn Type
- (hbk. : alk. paper))
- Lccn
- 2012042867
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- ill.
- System control number
-
- (Sirsi) i9781619020191
- (OCoLC)788236709
Subject
- HEALTH & FITNESS -- Reference
- History
- History of Medicine
- Humanities
- Humanities
- Krankheit
- MEDICAL -- Alternative Medicine
- MEDICAL -- Atlases
- MEDICAL -- Essays
- MEDICAL -- Family & General Practice
- HEALTH & FITNESS -- Holism
- MEDICAL -- Osteopathy
- Medicine
- Medicine -- History
- Medicine -- Philosophy
- Medicine -- Philosophy
- Medizin
- Philosophie
- Philosophy, Medical
- Physician-Patient Relations
- MEDICAL -- Holistic Medicine
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