Conflicts of Philosophies

Conflicts of Philosophies. This 2013 text, written by Dr. Joe Strauss, reaches beyond chiropractic to all areas of life. He brings his reader to recognize, examine, and understand his or her over-arching world and life view, draw conclusions, and apply them consistently and appropriately to all issues of life, including health and disease. Each issue of life must be examined through the lens of one’s own world and life view. Consistency is the goal. Dr. Strauss is most anxious that his readers understand that there are two major, opposing world and life views that color all that they do and that they understand the differences.



Chapters include:

Worlds in Collision

Changing Habits

Changing Behavior vs. Changing Your World and Life Viewpoint

The Health Field

Economic Considerations in Health Care

Characteristics of the Above-Down

Inside-Out Approach to Health

Contrasts in Health Care

Vitalism vs. Mechanism

History of the Conflict

Therapeutic vs. Non-Therapeutic Approaches and Causes of Disease

Positive Influencing Factors, Science is Mechanistic

Individual Worth or Collective Society

Conflict of Philosophies within Chiropractic

Where are We in Chiropractic?

The Established Institutions of Authority

The Future of Chiropractic

The Role of Government

Conservatism and Liberalism

The Environment and Environmentalism

Charity