Summary - The Role of Complementary and Alternative Medicine: Accommodating Pluralism

Product Summary

The Role of Complementary and Alternative Medicine: Accommodating Pluralism

Alternative Medicine

Guide Rating -

Pros	• Both skeptical and sympathetic perspectives represented • Skeptics will benefit from something sympathetic without being unscientific • Believers will benefit from something skeptical without being hostile

Cons	• Uneven quality in contributions

The Bottom Line - People without some experience with philosophy will likely have trouble with Flew's book. On the other hand, people who do have the background might appreciate it, because most books which critique the idea of personal immortality tend to be aimed at a more general audience.

Product Description

•	Methodological problems in assessing CAM addresses and critiqued
•	Eleven essays from fourteen scholars from a variety of academic fields
•	Different cultural perspectives behind patients' choices in treatment options explored

Guide Review

Alternative Medicine On the one hand, Complimentary and Alternative Medicine (CAM) has become increasingly popular over the past years. On the other hand, much of the medical establishment continues to be at least skeptical, if not outright hostile, to CAM treatments. Why does this difference exist? Is the public simply ignorant of science, or is the scientific establishment trying to protect its power?
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