Exquisite theory - paradigmatic bases in the concept of placebo

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> I agree that we should define the

> word placebo, or at least check

> what the dictionary says.

 

>An

absolutely perfect October 24th, and

on my walk to the Zen Center just now

my common sense overwhelmed me when

I realized that this would be a

perfect day to die.

 

Ken>

 

Ken,

Here, then, is a definition of placebo [Merriam Webster dictionary

http://www.m-w.com/cgi-bin/dictionary

 

 

Main Entry: pla·ce·bo

Function: noun

13th century

1 /plä-'chA-( " )bO/ [Middle English, from Latin, I shall please, from

placEre to please] : the Roman Catholic vespers for the dead

 

Wainwright