Raymond Tallis is Professor of Geriatric Medicine at the University of Manchester, but in addition to his medical interests has contributed to philosophy. In this book, professor Tallis reviews the current state of medicine, and observes a dissociation between what medicine has achieved and the way in which it is perceived. He argues that we need to rethink the relationship of medicine to socie...

At the beginning of 17th century, Russia’s central government ordered peoples Siberia to swear oaths allegiance (shert’). The oath text determines that one who takes becomes a subject Russian monarch. appealed in case conflicts with or for avoiding such negotiations. Siberian had renew their whenever tsar changed (and nomadic leader as well). also called on when replacing governors towns, which...

The expert witness testifies under oath to tell "the whole truth," yet certain aspects of the legal system itself make this ideal difficult or impossible. The authors present both a philosophical and a practical discussion of the challenges for the expert in attaining this goal. After review of oaths in general and truth-telling in particular, real-life examples are provided to examine the vici...