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Self-Knowledge In and Out of Illness (Symposium, King’s College London, 3rd-4th May 2016)

Knowledge of oneself — skin, breasts, blood sugar, oxygen saturation, genetic profile, heart rate, weight, state of mind — plays an increasing role in health care as patients are encouraged to take charge of their own health. Self-knowledge can be useful, worthless, or even detrimental. How do we get self-knowledge? Read more…

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