Dr. Golem : how to think about medicine /

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Author / Creator:	Collins, H. M. (Harry M.), 1943-
Imprint:	Chicago : University of Chicago Press, ©2005.
Description:	1 online resource (xii, 246 pages)
Language:	English
Subject:	Medicine, Popular. Medicine -- Philosophy. Sociology, Medical. Community Participation. Delivery of Health Care. Physician-Patient Relations. Medicine -- Philosophy. Medicine, Popular. Electronic books.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11186778

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Other authors / contributors:	Pinch, Trevor, 1952-
ISBN:	9780226113692 0226113698 0226113663
Digital file characteristics:	data file
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 235-239) and index. Print version record.
Summary:	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 explores some of the mysteries and complexities of medicine while untangling the inherent conundrums of scientific research and highlighting its vagaries. Driven by t.
Other form:	Print version: Collins, H.M. (Harry M.), 1943- Dr. Golem. Chicago : University of Chicago Press, ©2005 0226113663 9780226113661

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