The Routledge handbook of philosophy of public health
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The Routledge handbook of philosophy of public health
（Routledge handbooks in applied ethics）（Routledge handbooks）
Routledge, 2023
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Includes bibliographical references and index
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Description
This handbook is a thorough and state of the art overview of a central and fast-growing topic making it the ideal reference source for both students and scholars
Essential reading for students and researchers in political philosophy, bioethics, public health ethics, or philosophy of medicine. The handbook will also be very useful for those in related fields, such as medicine and public health
This is the only handbook to pull together a thoroughly comprehensive overview of the topic of the philosophy of public health. This handbook will help the field of study organise itself into a proper subject: it will be a rallying point for any student and researcher interested in the subject
All chapters are specially commissioned, written by an international team of renowned contributors.
Table of Contents
Introduction: Philosophy and Public Health Alex Broadbent and Sridhar Venkatapuram Part 1: Concepts and Distinctions 1. The Public in Public Health John Coggon 2. Medicine and Public Health Daniel Steel 3. Groups and Individuals Stephen John 4. Concepts of Health and Disease in Public Health Benjamin Smart 5. Public Health and Ethics Sridhar Venkatapuram 6. The Philosophical Implications of Fundamental Cause Theory Daniel Goldberg 7. Causal Pluralism and Public Health Federica Russo Part 2: Reasons and Actions 8. External Validity and Public Health Chad Harris 9. Explanation in Public Health Olaf Dammann 10. Evidence-Based Medicine and Public Health Mathew Mercuri and Ross E. G. Upshur 11. Profiling in Public Health Winnie Ma 12. Big Data and Public Health Derek W. Braverman 13. Machine Learning and Public Health: Philosophical Issues Thomas Grote and Alex Broadbent Part 3: Distribution and Inequalities 14. Capabilities, Human Flourishing, and the Health Gap Michael Marmot 15. Measuring Social Position in Health Inequality Research Mel Bartley 16. Race and Racism in Public Health M.A. Diamond-Hunter 17. Sex and Gender Blind Spots and Biases in Health Research Avni Amin, Lavanya Vijayasingham, and Jacqui Stevenson 18. Global Health Indicators and Data: Communicative Signs and Sites of Contest Sara L. M. Davis 19. Securitization and Health Jeremy Youde 20. Health, Place and Justice: A Philosophical Appraisal of Promoting Equity in Covid-19 through Disadvantage Indices Samantha Fritz, Tuhina Srivastava, Emily Sadecki, and Harald Schmidt Part 4: Rights and Duties 21. Social Justice and Public Health Maxwell J. Smith 22. Health, Healthcare, and Public Health as Objects of (Human) Rights Michael Da Silva 23. Disability Justice and Public Health Agnes Berthelot-Raffard 24. Ageing and Justice in Health: A Conceptual Map toward a Unified View Kebadu Mekonnen Gebremariam and Ritu Sadana 25. Philosophical Issues in Cancer and Public Health Anya Plutynski 26. Public Health, Human Rights, and Philosophy Kristen Hessler. Index
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