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In Good Health: Philosophical-Theological Analysis of the Concept of Health in Contemporary Medical Ethics

In Good Health: Philosophical-Theological Analysis of the Concept of Health in Contemporary Medical Ethics

Caspary, Almut

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Series: Geschichte Und Philosophie Der Medizin / History and Philosophy of Medicine, Book 9

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ISBN10: 3515093184
ISBN13: 9783515093187
Publisher: Franz Steiner Verlag Wiesbaden GmbH
Published: Nov 24 2010
Pages: 209
Weight: 0.97
Height: 0.70 Width: 6.80 Depth: 9.60
Language: English
Health is a value-laden concept. The state of being that it designates is a fundamental human goal. As a value, the concept is normative, governing both clinical practice and the therapeutic treatment developed by medical research. Also, the promise of health plays a pivotal role in health-policy discourse. Almut Caspary considers philosophical and theological concepts of health in the context of its practical significance, both in the past and today. This conceptual analysis culminates in a preliminary sketch of a concept of health; focusing on the stem-cell debate, it offers a discriminating approach to contemporary ethical problems in medicine.

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