Unit 8Section 3 Exercise 10 Rebecca Pope on Alternative Medicine

View the view interview with Rebecca Pope. The first segment critiques conventional approaches to preventive medicine. In the second segment, Dr. Pope compares a "Western" and "Eastern" model of the body, contrasting the respective views on the body's relationship with nature.

Study Questions

1. What, according to Pope, is the conventional goal of preventive medicine and what is lacking?

2. What is so attractive about Pope's depiction of the Eastern model of the body as a seamless part of nature? How might what she states is the Western view impact the Western conception of illness and mortality?