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Anorexia Nervosa, “Futility,” and Category Errors
Abstract
“Philosophical problems arise when language goes on holiday.” (Ludwig Wittgenstein, Philosophical Investigations) futile (adj.) “incapable of producing result,” 1550s, from Middle French futile or ...
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- Mosby's Medical Dictionary. 2009. Definition of end-stage. 8th edi. Elsevier, Available at: http://medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/end-stage+disease.
Metadata
- Authors
- Pies, R. W.
- Affiliations
- Tufts University (US)
- Corresponding author
- Pies, Ronald W.
- Venue
- The American Journal of Bioethics
- Publisher
- Informa UK Limited
- Published
- 2015-07-03
- Volume
- 15
- Issue
- 7
- Pages
- 44-46
- ISSN
- 1526-5161 (ISSN-L)
- 1536-0075
- OpenAlex
- W2210968131
- Cited by
- 13
- References
- 8
- Citations by year
- 2026: 1 · 2025: 1 · 2024: 2 · 2023: 3 · 2022: 2 · 2021: 2 · 2020: 1 · 2019: 1
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- The American Journal of Bioethics (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Eating Disorders and Behaviors
- Social Sciences › Arts and Humanities › Philosophy › Mental Health and Psychiatry
- Social Sciences › Arts and Humanities › History and Philosophy of Science › Medicine, History, and Philosophy
- Keywords
- anorexia nervosa, futility, category error, medical ethics, language and philosophy, eating disorders
- MeSH terms
- Anorexia Nervosa, Denial, Psychological, Humans, Mental Competency, Medical Futility
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