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Health, Science, and Ordinary Language

By: Lennart Nordenfelt

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Health, Science, and Ordinary Language

By: Lennart Nordenfelt

This book is a contribution to the current philosophical discussion on the nature of health and illness. It contains a comparative analysis and reevaluation of four influential contemporary theories in this field. These are the biostatistical theory of Christopher Boorse which represents the mainstream thinking in medicine, and three versions of a holistic and normative understanding of health and illness which are the theories of Lawrie Reznek, K. W. M. Fulford, and Lennart Nordenfelt. In this unusual volume of assessment, Nordenfelt critically reexamines his own theory, and George Khushf and K. W. M. Fulford contribute critical responses.

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Rationality and Compulsion

Applying Action Theory to Psychiatry

By: Lennart Nordenfelt

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Rationality and Compulsion

Applying Action Theory to Psychiatry

By: Lennart Nordenfelt

This book presents a unique examination of mental illness. Though common to many mental disorders, delusions result in actions that, though perhaps rational to the individual, might seem entirely inappropriate or harmful to others. This book shows how we may better understand delusion by examining the nature of compulsion.

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Oxford University Press

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0199214859

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Talking about Health

A Philosophical Dialogue

By: Lennart Nordenfelt

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Talking about Health

A Philosophical Dialogue

By: Lennart Nordenfelt

This book is a scholarly treatise on the nature of health presented in the form of a dialogue between an inquirer and a philosopher. It attempts to do two things: first, to introduce modern philosophy of health to non-philosophers, in particular to people with a professional relation to health care; and second, to elaborate and specify in some detail the author's holistic theory of health. According to this theory, a person is completely healthy if, and only if, she or he is able to realize all her or his vital goals given reasonable circumstances. This theory is presented by the philosopher in the book, but it is at the same time scrutinized and criticized by the inquirer. Some of the criticisms presented, and to which the philosopher responds, have been put forward in published reviews of the author's earlier works. Towards the end of the book the author demonstrates how his philosophy of health can be applied to related areas, such as the theory of disability, and to modern ethical discussion, such as that concerning prioritization in health care. The book is supplemented with a list of definitions of central concepts and with an annotated bibliography.

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Animal and Human Health and Welfare

A Comparative Philosophical Analysis

By: Lennart Nordenfelt

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Animal and Human Health and Welfare

A Comparative Philosophical Analysis

By: Lennart Nordenfelt

For many years scientists within human and animal science have extensively discussed the philosophy of medicine, but never have both sides communicated on their concepts of health, quality of life and welfare, with each other. This book helps clarify the difficult but central notions of health and welfare by comparing the human and animal variants of these concepts. Split into three parts this book starts by presenting a background of some of the major theories of human health and welfare, among these are the bio-statistical theory, classical theories such as Aristotle and Bentham, as well as objectivist and subjectivist contemporary theories. This is followed by a detailed discussion of theories on animal welfare and health; these include coping, feeling and preference theories. The final part of the book tests a comprehensive conceptual framework of a holistic kind, which focuses on the individual's ability to achieve it's vital goals.

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Health, Science, and Ordinary Language

By: Lennart Nordenfelt

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Quality of Life, Health and Happiness

By: Lennart Nordenfelt

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Quality of Life, Health and Happiness

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Quality of life is a popular modern subject. The term quality of life appears in many contexts, including in newspapers and TV-commercials, often as an argument for buying a certain product.

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Animal and Human Health and Welfare

A Comparative Philosophical Analysis

By: Lennart Nordenfelt

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A Comparative Philosophical Analysis

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On the Nature of Health

An Action-Theoretic Approach

By: L.Y Nordenfelt

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On the Nature of Health

An Action-Theoretic Approach

By: L.Y Nordenfelt

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 Pörn. 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 ofwhether the concept ofhealth is a theoretical or a normative concept.

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Talking about Health

A Philosophical Dialogue

By: Lennart Nordenfelt

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Rationality and Compulsion

Applying Action Theory to Psychiatry

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Health, Science, and Ordinary Language

Health, Science, and Ordinary Language

Rationality and Compulsion

Rationality and Compulsion

Talking about Health

Talking about Health

Animal and Human Health and Welfare

Animal and Human Health and Welfare

Health, Science, and Ordinary Language

Health, Science, and Ordinary Language

Quality of Life, Health and Happiness

Quality of Life, Health and Happiness

Animal and Human Health and Welfare

Animal and Human Health and Welfare

On the Nature of Health

On the Nature of Health

Talking about Health

Talking about Health

Rationality and Compulsion

Rationality and Compulsion

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