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Health as Complete Well-Being: The WHO Definition and Beyond

but that the holistic interpretation is more adept for political aims. ... generally for political and economic agendas. Criticism of the WHO Definition The health definition of the WHO has often been dismissed by philosophers of medicine and medical scientists (for an overview

Healthiness as a Virtue: The Healthism of mHealth and the Challenges to Public Health

grassroots democracy endorsed by thinkers such as David Graeber (2013) or the idea of democracy as reflexive cooperation that Honneth (1998) traces back to John Dewey’s (2016) work in political philosophy ... management of health-related risks have been increasingly delegated to individuals, shifting the responsibility away from various health and public health institutions. In the last 40 years, political and

Pharmaceutical Pollution from Human Use and the Polluter Pays Principle

Crossref Search ADS PubMed WorldCat   Caney , S. ( 2010 ). Climate Change and the Duties of the Advantaged . Critical Review of International Social and Political Philosophy , 13 ... Caney . Critical Review of International Social and Political Philosophy , 14 , 531 – 542 . Google Scholar Crossref Search ADS WorldCat   Larsson , D. G. J. and Flach , C.-F

Understanding Pandemic Solidarity: Mutual Support During the First COVID-19 Lockdown in the United Kingdom

, 1989; Komter, 2005), as a ‘natural’ or even strategic characteristic of groups or societies (e.g. Hechter, 1987), a political ideal (Mason, 2000; Brunkhorst, 2005; Scholz, 2008; Wilde, 2013), or an ... social or political fabric (e.g. Sternø, 2005; Molm et al., 2007). Jürgen Habermas’ (1990: 244) description of solidarity as ‘the reverse side of justice’ captures the nature of solidarity as the ‘glue

How to Design Consent for Health Data Research? An Analysis of Arguments of Solidarity

; Schmale, 2017; Bude, 2019). Today it is prevalent in social theory in discussions of group identity, in political activism as a call for action, and has been employed in a number of different functions in ... holds much promise. First, it moves the concept away from debates around political solidarity closer to a general idea of duties of welfare. The idea that we have such duties certainly has merit, but it

Gaston’s Economic, Religious and Political Intersectionality

class warfare was carried out through the exploitation of working people. This blind faith in an economic philosophy that has been proven to not actually work is a very real form of civil religion that

Taking Risks to Protect Others—Pediatric Vaccination and Moral Responsibility

the agent’s values are affected by social relationships and by political and social context. The environment influences the development of moral agency, capacity, and autonomy. These relational (Held ... . Acknowledgements I would like to thank Udo Schüklenk for interesting discussions concerning the pandemic and vaccination during my visiting professorship at the Department of Philosophy at Queen’s University. I

The Ethics of COVID-19 Vaccine Allocation: Don't Forget the Trade-Offs!

worldwide struggle in striking a fair balance between different ethical principles of vaccine allocation, in particular maximum benefit, reciprocity, social justice and equal respect. Any political decision ... political decision that implements these principles comes at a cost in terms of loss of lives and of loss of life years that could potentially have been prevented by a different vaccination strategy. This

Political Theory, Values and Public Health

This article offers some general criticisms of the idea that any political theory can legitimate public health interventions, and then some particular criticisms of Civic Republicanism as a political ... ? as a subset of a broader category of thought called ?political philosophy?. Moreover, in most of what follows, I will in fact be dealing only with a narrow band of ?political theory??the part whose

A Chinese Liberation Christology: Jesus, the Redeemer of Sin and Empires

dominant consciousness. The final section provides a series of Christological titles derived from Taoist philosophy that challenges the silence of religious groups imposed by the state. Rene Guo, '18 was ... in the psyche of the oppressed, and the social, economic, and political structures surrounding them, and ultimately leads the world into despair. Christ’s Kingdom unites divine salvation and human

Being Healthy, Being Sick, Being Responsible: Attitudes towards Responsibility for Health in a Public Healthcare System

regression assessed the association between attitudes towards health responsibilities and individual lifestyle, political orientation and health condition. We found a moderate support for social responsibility ... responsibility across political views. Respondents reporting unhealthier eating habits, smokers and physically inactive were less supportive of health promotion policies (including information, health incentives

Can Voluntary Health Insurance for Non-reimbursed Expensive New Treatments Be Just?

to Inequality . University of Kansas, Department of Philosophy , available from: http://kuscholarworks.ku.edu/dspace/handle/1808/12409 [accessed 9 October 2014 ]. Google Scholar Google Preview ... , K. and Wester , G. ( 2015 ). Relational Equality and Health . Social Philosophy and Policy , 31 , 204 – 229 . Google Scholar Crossref Search ADS WorldCat   Wolff , J

Reconstructionist Judaism

. Seth Schoenhaus '18 is from Albany, NY and received his BA in Religion with a Political Science minor from Denison University. ... become a movement, but rather a philosophy that would inform the belief and practice of the three Jewish denominations in America. This paper explores how the specifically American context of Kaplan’s

Solidarity and Responsibility in Health Care

 , 21 , 1 – 24 . Google Scholar Crossref Search ADS WorldCat   Cohen, G. (2011). On the Currency of Egalitarian Justice and Other Essays in Political Philosophy. Princeton, NJ: Princeton ... ). Solidarity: Obligations and Expressions . The Journal of Political Philosophy  , 23 , 128 – 145 . Google Scholar Crossref Search ADS WorldCat   Titmuss R. ( 1967 ). Welfare State and

Commercial mHealth Apps and Unjust Value Trade-offs: A Public Health Perspective

a feminist perspective. In Loh J. and Coeckelbergh M. (eds), Feminist Philosophy of Technology. Techno:Phil – Aktuelle Herausforderungen Der Technikphilosophie . Stuttgart : J.B. Metzler ... PubMed WorldCat   Kidd , I. J. and Carel , H. ( 2017 ). ‘ Epistemic Injustice and Illness’ . Journal of Applied Philosophy , 34 , 172 – 190 . Google Scholar Crossref Search ADS

COVID-19 Vaccination Passports: Are They a Threat to Equality?

about equity are frequently raised as a reason not to implement COVID passports (Dye and Mills, 2021; Osama et al., 2021). For example, in the UK, MPs from across the political spectrum as well as civil ... , 397 , 562 – 564 . Google Scholar Crossref Search ADS WorldCat   Fisher M. ( 2021 ). Vaccine Passports, Covid’s Next Political Flash Point . The New York Times , available

Harnessing Shakti: The Social Implications of Vedic and Classical Hindu Interpretations of Female Power

This essay argues that the role of women in Hindu culture during different time periods has not been defined by theological change so much as social and political change. The concept of Shakti, or ... political In analyzing the many elements of pativrayata and other forms of religiously-orchestrated suppression of women during the Classical Period, we must be mindful of connections to the political and

Universal Health Coverage in Bangladesh: Activities, Challenges, and Suggestions

services (support by donors), and the piloting of health insurance which has been piloted in three subdistricts. Political commitment for these areas is strong. However, there are barriers pertaining to the ... financing structure dating from the colonial era. While others pertain to the health sector’s implementation shortfalls including issues of human resources, political interference, monitoring, and supervision

Universal Health Coverage in Bangladesh: Activities, Challenges, and Suggestions

services (support by donors), and the piloting of health insurance which has been piloted in three subdistricts. Political commitment for these areas is strong. However, there are barriers pertaining to the ... financing structure dating from the colonial era. While others pertain to the health sector’s implementation shortfalls including issues of human resources, political interference, monitoring, and supervision

Universal Health Coverage in Bangladesh: Activities, Challenges, and Suggestions

services (support by donors), and the piloting of health insurance which has been piloted in three subdistricts. Political commitment for these areas is strong. However, there are barriers pertaining to the ... financing structure dating from the colonial era. While others pertain to the health sector’s implementation shortfalls including issues of human resources, political interference, monitoring, and supervision