Health Problems: Philosophical Puzzles about the Nature of Health

Author:   Elizabeth Barnes (Professor of Philosophy, Professor of Philosophy, University of Virginia)
Publisher:   Oxford University Press
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9780192883476


Pages:   304
Publication Date:   13 July 2023
Format:   Hardback
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Author:   Elizabeth Barnes (Professor of Philosophy, Professor of Philosophy, University of Virginia)
Publisher:   Oxford University Press
Imprint:   Oxford University Press
Dimensions:   Width: 16.40cm , Height: 2.10cm , Length: 24.10cm
Weight:   0.524kg
ISBN:  

9780192883476


ISBN 10:   019288347
Pages:   304
Publication Date:   13 July 2023
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   To order   Availability explained
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Forward Introduction 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 Afterward Bibliography

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This excellent, well-written book will be appreciated by biomedical scholars, philosophers, social and political scientists, and perhaps some theoretically savvy health care professionals. Recommended. Graduate students, faculty, and professionals. * Choice *


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Elizabeth Barnes is Professor of Philosophy at the University of Virginia. She works on social and feminist philosophy, metaphysics, and ethics, and is especially interested in the areas where these topics overlap. Her book The Minority Body explores the connection between disability and wellbeing, and she's also written on indeterminacy, social construction, and gender.

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