L.Y Nordenfelt
Springer Netherlands
0e druk, 2010
9789048154128
Action, Ability and Health
Essays in the Philosophy of Action and Welfare
Specificaties
Paperback, 173 blz.
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Engels
Springer Netherlands |
0e druk, 2010
ISBN13: 9789048154128
Rubricering
Onderdeel van serie
International Library of Ethics, Law, and the New Medicine
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Samenvatting
This book is a contribution to the general philosophy of action and the philosophy of welfare. The author makes separate analyses of concepts such as action, ability, interaction, action-explanation, happiness, health, illness and disability. At the same time he explores and substantiates the idea of a strong interdependence between the concept of action and some of the central concepts of welfare, in particular health and illness and related concepts.
Specificaties
ISBN13:9789048154128
Taal:Engels
Bindwijze:paperback
Aantal pagina's:173
Uitgever:Springer Netherlands
Druk:0
Inhoudsopgave
Preface. Introduction. Part I: Action Theory. 1. Towards an ontology of episodes. 2. Towards an analysis of the concept of action. 3. On complex actions: accomplishments and projects. 4. On the explanation and determination of actions. 5. On the logical form of action-explanations. 6. On the logical form of interaction. 7. Towards a theory of ability and disability. Part II: Action-Theory as a Basis for the Theories of Health and Welfare. 8. On the notion of health as ability. 9. On the concepts of vital goal and happiness. 10. On the multiplicity of health concepts. Part III: Action-Theoretic Applications in the Theory of Health and Health Care. 11. On the technical notions of disability and handicap: the WHO context. 12. On the complexity of autonomy. 13. A sketch for a theory of health enhancement. 14. On the role of compulsion in mental illness. The case of forensic psychiatry. Part IV: Summary of Basic Concepts. Glossary. Bibliography. Index.
