The Superior Physician-a classical view

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I had posted this on another group and it has led to very interesting

discussions. I'm sure some have seen this elsewhere, but all groups are unique:

I read an article that discusses a classical view of what it means to be a

superior physician. I follow this blog through RSS, and it has recently been

more active with some interesting posts and comments.

http://windstonepress.com/2009/06/13/superior-and-inferior-physicians/

 

I find that most people, when they read that the superior physician treats what

is not yet ill, they immediately talk about how patients only come to see them

when they are sick. The above posts tackles this well and with nice quotes from

the classics. Hope you enjoy...

 

By the way, Goodman's book is a must have for those who are at all interested in

the relationship between language and the medicine. I have studied his book very

seriously for the last couple of months, and nothing I have read before gives me

more direct access to the classics. I'm impressed with what this guy has done so

far,and I look forward to more from him in the future.