Ethics and the Metaphysics of Medicine: Reflections on Health and Beneficence

by Kenneth A. Richman

Explores the philosophical and practical ethical implications of a definition of health as a state that allows us to reach our goals.

Definitions of health and disease are of more than theoretical interest. Understanding what it means to be healthy has implications for choices in medical treatment, for ethically sound informed consent, and for accurate assessment of policies or programs. This deeper understanding can help us create...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0262182386
• ISBN13: 9780262182386
• Release Date: June 2004
• Publisher: MIT Press
• Length: 222 Pages
• Weight: 0.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.5" x 9.3"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher