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Western medicine is guided by an outdated paradigm that is badly in need of revision. This groundbreaking book argues that the failures of modern medicine are not, as we are conditioned to believe, unavoidable missteps along the road to scientific advancement. They are predictable consequences of wrong thinking, of false beliefs about disease and the healing process. Science evolves, and so should medicine. When we absorb the lessons learned from practical experience, it cannot help but change the way we think about health and healing. The solution that Dr. Malerba proposes is nothing less than a renaissance in philosophy of medicine. Intended for all readers, this is a clear and easy-to-read discussion of issues that influence the practical choices we make regarding our health in times of illness. Metaphysics & Medicine is about the philosophical and practical differences between science as it was originally conceived, science as it is construed by mainstream medicine today, the particularly disturbing modern trend called scientism, and a more authentic and inclusive form of future medical science that will no longer ignore human consciousness and the lessons learned from subjective experience. Modern medicine lacks a coherent philosophy to help make sense of the complex dynamics of illness, healing, and mind-body relationships. Most medical dysfunction can be traced to this absence of guiding principles, which, if remedied, would revolutionize the practice of medicine. Conventional medicine is based upon a distorted conception of reality that fails to incorporate human consciousness, which is the most critical determinant of health and well-being. Metaphysics & Medicine is a blueprint for a way forward that will rescue medicine from its materialistic bias and bring it into alignment with contemporary thought regarding mind-body principles and holistic theory and practice. It examines the flawed ideas behind conventional medical strategies and proposes a new philosophy of medicine that changes the way we think about science, illness, and healing.
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"Malerba offers us a wholly different view, one that honors subjective experience and establishes a truly spiritual basis for the practice of medicine. He offers a whole different philosophy of medicine, one that is not only green, but includes the entire 'rainbow' of our experience, our world, and the infinite Reality to which we are all inseparably connected."
--DON SALMON, author of Yoga Psychology and the Transformation of Consciousness
"All healers and patients can benefit from this impressive and lucid discussion of philosophical principles as they pertain to conventional and holistic medical systems. An important contribution to our literature."
--GEORGE VITHOULKAS, recipient of the Alternative Nobel Prize, author of Materia Medica Viva, and founder and director of the Alonissos Academy
"Mainstream medical practitioners today are more akin to car mechanics than healers. This book is an important and timely step in helping reverse such an alarming trend. It seeks to restore the crucial role of consciousness and philosophy in the healing arts. A truly healthy future for our civilization requires no less."
--BERNARDO KASTRUP, author of Why Materialism Is Baloney
"The worldview of reductionistic scientism, all too often conflated with science itself, lies at the root of many of the ills of the modern world. This volume clearly highlights the detrimental influence of scientism in the field of medicine and challenges us all to restore open-minded objectivity to understanding the body-mind and the true nature of healing. I highly recommend it to everyone concerned with healing ourselves and the planet."
--B. ALAN WALLACE, President, Santa Barbara Institute for Consciousness Studies, author of Genuine Happiness: Meditation as the Path to Fulfillment
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