Le Normal et le pathologique
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Le Normal et le pathologique is a seminal philosophical and historical study of medicine in which Georges Canguilhem analyzes how concepts of normality and pathology are constructed and transformed in biological and clinical practice.
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book
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historical study of medicine ⓘ |
| argues |
normality is a normative concept, not purely statistical
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pathological is a modification of the normal rather than its simple negation ⓘ |
| author | Georges Canguilhem NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | France ⓘ |
| examines |
construction of medical concepts
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historical transformation of biological concepts ⓘ normativity in life sciences ⓘ relationship between normal and pathological states ⓘ |
| field |
epistemology of medicine
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philosophy of science ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
biological regulation
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clinical practice ⓘ medical diagnosis ⓘ medical normativity ⓘ |
| genre | non-fiction ⓘ |
| hasEnglishTitle | The Normal and the Pathological NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced |
Louis Althusser
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Michel Foucault NERFINISHED ⓘ contemporary philosophy of medicine ⓘ philosophy of biology ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Auguste Comte
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Claude Bernard NERFINISHED ⓘ Henri Bergson NERFINISHED ⓘ Émile Durkheim NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | French ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
biology
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clinical practice ⓘ concept of normality ⓘ concept of pathology ⓘ history of medicine ⓘ philosophy of medicine ⓘ |
| notableFor |
critique of statistical concept of normality
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influence on French philosophy of science ⓘ introduction of concept of biological normativity ⓘ |
| originalTitle | Le Normal et le pathologique NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| philosophicalTradition |
French epistemology
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historical epistemology ⓘ |
| publisher | Presses Universitaires de France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriodDiscussed |
19th century medicine
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early 20th century medicine ⓘ |
| usedIn |
bioethics
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history and philosophy of science curricula ⓘ medical humanities ⓘ |
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