Health, Well-Being, and Quality of Life

A Philosophical Analysis
Erscheinungsjahr 2025
ISBN: 978-3-031-90413-4
Verlag: Springer Nature Switzerland

Buch, Englisch, 248 Seiten, Format (B × H): 153 mm x 216 mm, Gewicht: 446 g

Reihe: Sustainable Development Goals Series

This book analyses and discusses from a philosophical perspective the concepts of health, well-being and quality of life in contemporary biomedical research. The guiding idea of the book is that different concepts of health, well-being, and quality of life lead to different types of projects, actions and policies, both at the individual and institutional level. For this reason, it is important to analyse them and make them clear, in their interweaving of objective dimensions (the facts) and evaluative dimensions (the values).

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Lalumera, Elisabetta

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Philosophie: Allgemeines, Methoden
• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Ethik, Moralphilosophie
• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Medizin, Gesundheitswesen Medizinische Ethik
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziale Gruppen/Soziale Themen Invalidität, Krankheit und Abhängigkeit: Soziale Aspekte

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1 Introduction.- 2 Health concepts in medicine.- 3 Conceptual choice in medicine.- 4 Health as no disease.- 5 Health as capacity.- 6 Health, Adaptation, and the Environment.- 7 Health as complete well-being.- 8 Health Measures: Philosophical Challenges.- 9 Conclusion. Specialized Conceptual Tools for Medicine and a Role for Philosophy.

Über Autor(innen)

Elisabetta Lalumera is an Associate Professor at the University of Bologna, Department for Life Quality Studies (QUVI), Italy, and Research Associate at the University of Johannesburg, South Africa