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In this paper I will first briefly discuss the concept of effectiveness, then turn to the motives of patients for using alternative medicine. Next, the three main classes of factors usually isolated in the healing process will be considered, and finally, some examples will be given for illustration.
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Widder, J. (2000). The Significance of “Alternative Medicine” for the Philosophy of Medicine. In: Tymieniecka, AT., Zalewski, Z. (eds) Life the Human Being between Life and Death. Analecta Husserliana, vol 64. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-2081-6_6
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