Exploring the Biological Meaning of Disease and Health
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The document discusses exploring the biological meaning of disease and health from an evolutionary perspective. Evolutionary medicine seeks evolutionary explanations for vulnerabilities to disease. The document suggests that by exploring disease and health within an evolutionary context and as part of human existence, we may develop a philosophy of life. It provides context on the history and development of thinking about disease and health.
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Randolph M. Nesse, M.D.
George C. Williams, Ph.D.
WHY WE GET SICK
Randolph M. Nesse, M.D., is a practicing physician and
professor and associate chair for education and academic
affairs in the Department of Psychiatry at the University
of Michigan Medical School.
George C. Williams, Ph.D., is a professor emeritus of
ecology and evolution at the State University at Stony
Brook and editor of The Quarterly Review of Biology.
WHY WE GET SICK
The New Science
of Darwinian Medicine
Randolph M. Nesse, M.D.
George C. Williams, Ph.D.
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