{"product_id":"what-placebos-teach-us-about-health-and-care-a-philosopher-pops-a-pill-hardback-9781009454452","title":"What Placebos Teach Us about Health and Care; A Philosopher Pops a Pill (Hardback) 9781009454452","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eWhat Placebos Teach Us about Health and Care\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eA Philosopher Pops a Pill\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis Element enables readers to rethink the nature of research, clinical care, and the boundaries of medicine.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eDien Ho (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781009454452, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 14 December 2023\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e88 pages\u003cbr\u003e23.5 x 15.9 x 1.1 cm, 0.27 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e'As knowledge of placebo effects increases, Ho's timely new [Element] has given us just what the doctor ordered: an insightful and graceful review of clinical and mechanistic research concerning placebo in the context a broad philosophical perspective that is enlightening. For anyone interested in placebo this volume is a critical read.' Ted Kaptchuk, Director, Harvard's Program in Placebo Studies and Professor of Medicine and Global Health and Social Medicine, Harvard Medical School\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePlacebo effects raise some fundamental questions concerning the nature of clinical and medical research. This Element begins with an overview of the different roles placebos play, followed by a survey of significant studies and dominant views about placebo mechanisms. It then critically examines the concept of placebo and offers a new definition that avoids the pitfalls of other attempts. The main philosophical lesson is that background medical theories provide the ontology for clinical and medical research. Because these theories often contain incoherent and arbitrary classifications, the concept of placebo inherits the same messiness. The Element concludes by highlighting some impending challenges for placebo studies.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eIntroduction\u003cbr\u003e 1. History and conceptual landscape\u003cbr\u003e 2. A survey of Placebo studies\u003cbr\u003e 3. Mechanisms of Placebo effects\u003cbr\u003e 4. Philosophical implications of Placebos: from the elusiveness of Placebos to the challenge of authenticity\u003cbr\u003e 5. The near future of Placebo research\u003cbr\u003e References.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Child \u0026amp; developmental psychology [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Child \u0026amp; developmental psychology\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Child%20\u0026amp;%20developmental%20psychology%20%5BJMC%5D%22\"\u003eJMC\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52414031429912,"sku":"9781009454452","price":52.49,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/files\/9781009454452i.jpg?v=1784336192","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/what-placebos-teach-us-about-health-and-care-a-philosopher-pops-a-pill-hardback-9781009454452","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}