Death is a man

Man Is a Microcosm

Is Man a Rational Animal?

From ancient times, philosophers have been proposing theories of human rationality. More recently, many evolutionary psychologists have been conducting studies which appear to show that, under certain conditions, humans are frequently irrational, or, at least, illogical. Nevertheless, the human species has survived and thrived and thus humans must have developed reasoning capacities which work ...

The ‘Death of Man’: Foucault and Humanism

1 Thus the American Humanist Association defines humanism as ‘a progressive philosophy of life that, without theism and other supernatural beliefs, affirms our ability and responsibility to lead ethical lives of personal fulfilment that aspire to the greater good of humanity.’ (http://www.americanhumanist.org/humanism/). Its British counterpart states that ‘the Humanist view of life is progress...

Case report: Sudden cardiac death in a young man

A 35-year-old man presented to the accident and emergency department with history of productive cough, breathlessness and some weight loss over several weeks. He had a past medical history of asthma and eczema. He mentioned that, at times, he had been expectorating sputum with some haemoptysis over the past few months. He was of Bangladeshi origin, but had been resident in the UK since 1986 and...

A 28-year-old man with an asymptomatic firm plaque on his right shin: what is your diagnosis?

CLINICAL PRESENTATION A 28-year-old man referred to the dermatology clinic with an asymptomatic firm, well demarcated violaceous plaque with bumpy surface on his right medial upper shin since two years ago. At first, the lesion was an erythematous patch and gradually became like a plaque. He had pain and sensation of heaviness in his leg (Figure 1). He had no other skin lesions and was otherwis...