James Wilson (Professor of Philosophy, Professor of Philosophy, Uni

Philosophy for Public Health and Public Policy

Beyond the Neglectful State

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This groundbreaking book argues that philosophy is not just useful, but vital, for thinking coherently about priorities in health policy and public policy.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Oxford University Press
• Seitenzahl: 290
• Erscheinungstermin: 9. September 2021
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 155mm x 25mm
• Gewicht: 556g
• ISBN-13: 9780192844057
• ISBN-10: 0192844059
• Artikelnr.: 61855173

Autorenporträt

James Wilson is Professor of Philosophy at UCL, where he is also co-director of the Health Humanities Centre. He has been at UCL since 2008, with a secondment to the Royal Society as a Senior Policy Adviser in 2011-12. His research uses philosophy to help resolve practical problems, and also uses practical problems to investigate gaps and weaknesses in existing philosophical theories. He has published widely on public health ethics and health policy, and also on the ownership and governance of ideas and information. Among other advisory roles, he is a member of the National Data Guardian's Panel.

Inhaltsangabe

* 1: Introduction
* Part I: Philosophy for Public Policy
* 2: Evidence, Mechanisms and Complexity
* 3: Internal and External Validity in Ethical Reasoning
* 4: Ethics for Complex Systems
* Part II: Beyond the Neglectful State: an Ethical Framework for Public
Health
* 5: Paternalism, Autonomy and the Common Good: Infringing liberty for
the Sake of Health
* 6: The Right to Public Health
* 7: Which Risks to Health Matter Most?
* Part III: Structural Justice
* 8: Responsibility
* 9: Measuring and Combatting Health Related Inequalities
* 10: Communicable Disease
* 11: Conclusion