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On the Nature of Health
Lennart Nordenfelt
其他書名
An Action-Theoretic Approach
出版Springer Science & Business Media, 1995-07-31
主題Health & Fitness / GeneralMedical / AdministrationMedical / Holistic MedicineMedical / EthicsMedical / Public HealthPhilosophy / GeneralPhilosophy / Ethics & Moral PhilosophyPhilosophy / Mind & BodyScience / Philosophy & Social AspectsScience / Ethics
ISBN07923336919780792333692
URLhttp://books.google.com.hk/books?id=GSvC_ym3pFQC&hl=&source=gbs_api
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註釋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 novel aspect of this book consists of elaborations made to the general conception. First, the action-theoretic platform is analysed in some detail. The nature of the ability involved, as well as the conditions for having that ability, are specified. Second, the vital goals of man are given considerable attention. Some previous attempts to define such vital goals are analysed and criticized. A new characterization is proposed, in which the vital goals are conceptually linked to the notion of happiness. A person's vital goals are such states of affairs as are necessary and together sufficient for his minimal happiness. Third, a number of consequences of this con ception are observed and analysed. One issue which is particularly empha sized is that of whether the concept of health is a theoretical or a normative concept.