Description: FREE SHIPPING UK WIDE Health Problems by Elizabeth Barnes Health is weird. Health is weird in a way that resists simple explanations or elegant theorizing. This book is a philosophical explanation of that weirdness, and an argument that grappling with the distinctive weirdness of health can give us insight into how we might approach difficult questions about social reality. FORMAT Hardcover CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description Health is weird. Health is weird in a way that resists simple explanations or elegant theorizing. This book is a philosophical explanation of that weirdness, and an argument that grappling with the distinctive weirdness of health can give us insight into how we might approach difficult questions about social reality. After examining extant theories of health - and finding them lacking - the book explores some particularly intractable puzzles about the nature ofhealth, places where we often feel pulled in multiple directions or have reason to say conflicting things. On the basis of these puzzles, the book then defends a stance called ameliorative skepticism.Although health is real, there is, on this view, no way of giving a coherent, explanatorily adequate answer to the question Author Biography Elizabeth Barnes is Professor of Philosophy at the University of Virginia. She works on social and feminist philosophy, metaphysics, and ethics, and is especially interested in the areas where these topics overlap. Her book The Minority Body explores the connection between disability and wellbeing, and shes also written on indeterminacy, social construction, and gender. Table of Contents ForwardIntroduction1: Theories of Health2: Health and Wellbeing3: Health, Subjectivity, and Capability4: Health and Disability5: Ameliorative Skepticism and the Nature of Health6: Ameliorative Skepticism, Shifting Standards, and the Measure of HealthAfterwardBibliography Review This excellent, well-written book will be appreciated by biomedical scholars, philosophers, social and political scientists, and perhaps some theoretically savvy health care professionals. Recommended. Graduate students, faculty, and professionals. * Choice *Health Problems is a terrific book and a welcome addition to the growing philosophical literature concerning health. * Daniel M. Hausman, Ethics * Details ISBN019288347X Author Elizabeth Barnes Pages 304 Publisher Oxford University Press Year 2023 ISBN-10 019288347X ISBN-13 9780192883476 Format Hardcover Publication Date 2023-07-13 UK Release Date 2023-07-13 Imprint Oxford University Press Subtitle Philosophical Puzzles about the Nature of Health Place of Publication Oxford Country of Publication United Kingdom NZ Release Date 2023-07-13 DEWEY 610.1 Audience Professional & Vocational AU Release Date 2023-10-04 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! 30 DAY RETURN POLICY No questions asked, 30 day returns! FREE DELIVERY No matter where you are in the UK, delivery is free. SECURE PAYMENT Peace of mind by paying through PayPal and eBay Buyer Protection TheNile_Item_ID:142635686;
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