Public health is once again becoming a major political and social issue in the 21st century, especially in relation to issues such as vaccination, the threat of pandemics, bioterrorism, smoking and obesity. This book gives an introduction of relevant philosophical concepts and arguments that might be used to build a philosophy of public health. Editor(s): Dawson, Angus. Num Pages: 208 pages, includes 5 line drawings. BIC Classification: HP; MBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 241 x 164 x 18. Weight in Grams: 520. . 2009. 1st Edition. hardcover. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

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Title: The Philosophy of Public Health
Publisher: Routledge
Publication Date: 2009
Language: English
ISBN 10: 0754660435
ISBN 13: 9780754660439
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: New

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Public health is a particular area of medical practice that raises a series of philosophical issues that require urgent discussion. The philosophy of public health includes metaphysical questions such as, what do we mean by 'public' in public health? How ought we to conceptualise the idea of 'populations'? Are they merely aggregations of individuals? It also includes epistemological questions such as, what methods are most appropriate for thinking about public health? How do empirical and normative issues relate to each other? Controversial ethical, political and social issues, including those relating to vaccinations, the threat of pandemics and possible restrictions to individual liberties, public health research, screening and obesity policy should also be considered. This volume includes a diverse set of papers exploring a number of the most important theoretical and practical issues that arise across the whole field of the philosophy of public health.

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Angus Dawson is Professor of Public Health Ethics and Head of Medicine, Ethics, Society & History (MESH) at the University of Birmingham, UK.

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