Instructor Matthew Owen publishes new book

Despite the numerous advances in medicine in just the last few decades, accurately diagnosing the consciousness of patients remains a surprisingly difficult task with profound implications for healthcare workers and society more broadly. YVC Philosophy Instructor Matthew Owen delves into the subject in his new book “Measuring the Immeasurable Mind: Where Contemporary Neuroscience Meets the Aristotelian Tradition.”

He notes that proper diagnosis of patients with disorders of consciousness has important implications for their recovery prospects and treatment plans.