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Havi Carel

Philosopher, author, Illness.

Havi Carel is Professor of Philosophy at the University of Bristol. She is the author of Illness (2018) and of Phenomenology of Illness (2016). She currently leads a Wellcome Discovery Award project, EPIC: epistemic injustice in health care.

Havi Carel is Professor of Philosophy at the University of Bristol. She is the author of Illness (2018) and of Phenomenology of Illness (2016). She currently leads a Wellcome Discovery Award project, EPIC: epistemic injustice in health care.

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