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On the Nature of Health: An Action-Theoretic Approach (Philosophy and Medicine)
L.Y Nordenfelt
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Paperback. This study of the concept of health combines central ideas in modern philosophy of medicine with some results from analytical action theory. The emerging concept of health - that a person's health is characterized by their ability to achieve their vital goals - is demonstrated in this text. Series: Philosophy and Medicine. Num Pages: 217 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HP; M. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 372.
GENERAL INTRODUCTION This study of the concept of health is an attempt to combine central ideas in modern philosophy of medicine with certain results from analytical action theory. What emerges from the study is a concept 'of health based on an action-theoretic foundation. A person's health is characterized as his ability to achieve his vital goals. The general conception is not new. This study has been inspired by a number of scholars, both ancient and modern. The most important influences from the latter have been those of Georges Canguilhem, H. Tristram Engelhardt Jr. , Caroline Whitbeck and Ingmar Porn. The ... Read more
GENERAL INTRODUCTION This study of the concept of health is an attempt to combine central ideas in modern philosophy of medicine with certain results from analytical action theory. What emerges from the study is a concept 'of health based on an action-theoretic foundation. A person's health is characterized as his ability to achieve his vital goals. The general conception is not new. This study has been inspired by a number of scholars, both ancient and modern. The most important influences from the latter have been those of Georges Canguilhem, H. Tristram Engelhardt Jr. , Caroline Whitbeck and Ingmar Porn. The ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Springer
Condition
New
Series
Philosophy and Medicine
Number of Pages
217
Place of Publication
Dordrecht, Netherlands
ISBN
9780792334705
SKU
V9780792334705
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