Talking about Health
This book discusses the philosophy of health, the role of politics, and the nature of Happiness in the pursuit of health-related happiness.
Abstract
Editorial Foreword by Heta Hayry and Matti Hayry. Guest Foreword by K.W.M. Fulford. Author's Preface. Conversations. ONE On the Philosophy of Health. TWO On the Tools of Philosophy. THREE On Conceptual Analysis. FOUR On Medical Concepts. FIVE Some Classic Definitions of Health. SIX On Health and Normality. SEVEN On Equilibrium and Homoeostasis. EIGHT On the Ordinary Meaning of Health: A Little about Mental Health. NINE On Mental Illness, Responsibility, and Politics. TEN On the Latitudes of Health and on the Dividing-Line between Healthy and Ill. ELEVEN Health as Ability to Act. TWELVE More about Vital Goals. THIRTEEN On Minimum Happiness. FOURTEEN On the Nature of Happiness. FIFTEEN On Subjective Health and Ill-Health. SIXTEEN Consequences for Health Care. SEVENTEEN On the Relation between Diseases and Health. EIGHTEEN On the Paths to Health. NINETEEN On Health and Handicap. TWENTY On Prioritization and Need for Care. TWENTY-ONE On Health Again: Concluding Remarks. Summary of Concepts and Their Definitions. Annotated Bibliography. About the Author. Index.