The Mirage of Health

The Mirage of Health: Utopia, Progress, and Biological Change

Non-Fiction, Education, Philosophy & Social Sciences, Social Sciences & Sociology, Social Sciences, Sociology, Science & Maths | Paperback Published on: 01/10/1987
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Synopsis

'Complete freedom from disease and from struggle is almost incompatible with the process of living, ' Rene Dubos asserted in this classic essay on ecology and health. All the accomplishments of science and technology, he argued, will not bring the utopian dream of universal well-being, because they ignore the dynamic process of adaptation to a constantly changing environment that every living organism must face.

  • Publisher: Rutgers University Press
  • ISBN: 9780813512600
  • Number of pages: 294
  • Weight: 397g
  • Dimensions: 216 x 140 x 20 mm