Georges Canguilhem
Georges Canguilhem (1904-1995) was a French philosopher and historian of science, whose work has significantly influenced the fields of medicine and philosophy. In his seminal book 'Le Normal et le Pathologique' (1966), he argued that health and illness are subjective concepts, shaped by individual experiences rather than purely objective medical standards. Canguilhem's ideas laid the groundwork for understanding disability and neurodiversity, emphasizing that variations in cognitive function should be valued rather than stigmatized.
Born on Jun 04, 1904 (121 years old)
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Georges Canguilhem asserts that a disease can never be defined objectively.
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