Action, Ability and Health : Essays in the Philosophy of Action and Welfare /

This book is a contribution to the general philosophy of action and the philosophy of welfare. The author makes separate analyses of concepts such as action, ability, interaction, action-explanation, happiness, health, illness and disability. At the same time he explores and substantiates the idea o...

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Main Author: Nordenfelt, Lennart
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands, 2000.
Series:International library of ethics, law, and the new medicine ; 1.
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:This book is a contribution to the general philosophy of action and the philosophy of welfare. The author makes separate analyses of concepts such as action, ability, interaction, action-explanation, happiness, health, illness and disability. At the same time he explores and substantiates the idea of a strong interdependence between the concept of action and some of the central concepts of welfare, in particular health and illness and related concepts. As a result he shows how the conceptual network of human welfare could be constructed.
Item Description:Electronic resource.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xvii, 173 pages)
ISBN:9789401593618 (electronic bk.)
9401593612 (electronic bk.)
ISSN:1567-8008 ;