Osler's a Way of Life and Other Addresses, with Commentary and Annotations by Sir William Osler

Osler's a Way of Life and Other Addresses, with Commentary and Annotations by Sir William Osler

A Way of Life is the text of an address that Sir William Osler gave at Yale University in 1913. He recommends approaching life as a series of day-tight compartments, which he likens to the water-tight compartments that keep a ship afloat. (an Interesting analogy just a year after the sinking of the Titanic sank). William Osler's point is that worrying about either the past or the future is a burden that does nothing but reduce your effectiveness. If you focus your attention on what you have to do today, then over time, a string of successful days will make for a successful life. He quotes Thomas Carlyle: Our main business is not to see what lies dimly at a distance, but to do what lies clearly at hand. William Osler primarily attributes his own success not to talent or intelligence, but to good habits, consistently practiced, day after day after day. This is a small book filled with simple, eloquent wisdom that is every bit as applicable today as it was in 1913.

“This book enables our society and those to come to benefit from the wisdom of one of the greatest physicians of all time, Sir William OslerFor over a century Osler has been recognized as a force for the humanities and ethics in medicine and for patient-centered medicine, areas severely challenged today by the so-called managed care movement, health insurance, and governmental influences. It is a message not only for the medical profession but for all who would seek compassionate physicians who had been influenced and stimulated by Osler’s timeless wisdom and humanity. I will cherish this book in my library and heart.”—Billy F. Andrews, M.D., Professor and Chairman Emeritus, University of Louisville; Chief-of-Staff Emeritus, Kosair Children’s Hospital, University of Louisville
“This is an outstanding work of painstaking scholarship, which makes this truly great human’s best thinking readily accessible to modern students, professionals, scholars, and readers interested in medicine and the health professions generally. The volume presents a cornucopia of both personal and professional wisdom in addition to demonstrating Osler’s extraordinary erudition.”—Roger J. Bulger, M.D., President, Association of Academic Health Centers

Sir William Osler (1849–1919) was Regius Chair in Medicine, Oxford University, 1905–1919, and Professor of Medicine and Physician-in-Chief at The Johns Hopkins Medical School, 1888–1905. He was the author of numerous works on medicine and medical ethics.

Shigeaki Hinohara, M.D., is Honorary President of St. Luke’s International Hospital and Japan Society for Medical Education.

Hisae Niki, M.A. is Professor of English at Meikai University.

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ISBN 13	9780822326823
ISBN 10	0822326825
Title	Osler's a Way of Life and Other Addresses, with Commentary and Annotations
Author	Sir William Osler
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	Duke University Press
Year published	2001-07-20
Number of pages	408
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