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Applying Aristotle's doctrine of causation to Aboriginal and biomedical understanding of diabetes.

Culture, medicine and psychiatry - 1 Mar 2001

Sunday J, Eyles J, Upshur R

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Aristotle's doctrine on causation identifies four distinct types of cause: formal, efficient, material, and final. Science is said to have differentiated itself from philosophy by concentrating solely on efficient causes. Nonetheless, when applied to narratives of causation, Aristotle's doctrine provides a useful heuristic to explore the issues such as Aboriginal and biomedical perceptions of causal factors for...

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PMID: 11270666
DOI: 10.1023/a:1005638900581

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