Health problems : philosophical puzzles about the nature of health /

Health is weird. Health is weird in a way that resists simple explanations or elegant theorizing. This book is a philosophical explanation of that weirdness and an argument that grappling with the distinctive weirdness of health can give us insight into how we might approach difficult questions abou...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Barnes, Elizabeth (Philosopher) (Author)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Oxford ; New York, NY : Oxford University Press, Incorporated, [2023]
Subjects:	Self-care, Health. Health > Philosophy. Self Care Autothérapie. Santé > Philosophie. Ethics. MEDICAL. Political. PHILOSOPHY. SCIENCE. Feminism & Feminist Theory. SOCIAL SCIENCE. Health > Philosophy Self-care, Health Medicine: general issues. Health and Wellbeing. Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

Table of Contents:

1. Theories of health
2. Health and wellbeing
3. Health, subjectivity, and capability
4. Health and disability
5. Ameliorative skepticism and the nature of health
6. Ameliorative skepticism, shifting standards, and the measure of health.