... holistic direction. In the working definition of the book, “reductionism” suggests a mechanistic and narrowly somatic understanding of disease, monocausal theories of disease, and an exclusive preoccupation with cure to the neglect of prevention. Meanwhile, “holism” refers to a contextual...

...In the Conclusion, Davis summarizes the essays’ explorations of problematic reductionism. He then suggests practices that could have some countervailing holistic force in the three spheres of medicine, bioethics, and public health. In medicine, these might include distinguishing between “health...

... since. As Davis shows, the problem for integrative, holistic approaches arises from these two legacies together. As interwoven with central contemporary values, these legacies have given reductionist medicine a distinct cultural authority: the authority to “name the world.” biological reductionism...

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... of criticism. Indeed, reductionistic forces have grown stronger since the classic critiques of the 1960s and 70s. Besides describing the persistence of this approach in various spheres, and showing why it is so problematic, the book offers an account for why reductionism has persisted, and why more richly...