Ethics and the metaphysics of medicine : reflections on health and beneficence /

Explores the philosophical and practical ethical implications of a definition of health as a state that allows us to reach our goals.Definitions of health and disease are of more than theoretical interest. Understanding what it means to be healthy has implications for choices in medical treatment, f...

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Main Author:	Richman, Kenneth A., 1966-
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Cambridge, Mass. : MIT Press, ©2004.
Series:	Basic bioethics ; [11th]
Subjects:	Hume, David, > 1711-1776. Medicine > Philosophy. Health > Philosophy. Medical ethics. PHILOSOPHY/Ethics & Bioethics BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES/General Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book