Ananth, Mahesh, 1969-

In defense of an evolutionary concept of health nature, norms, and human biology / [electronic resource] : Mahesh Ananth. - Aldershot, England ; Burlington, Vt. : Ashgate, c2008. - xiv, 237 p. : ill. - Ashgate studies in applied ethics . - Ashgate studies in applied ethics. .

Includes bibliographical references (p. [219]-230) and index.

Introduction: topic of study, method of study, focus of study -- Naturalism and the concept of health -- Normativism and the concept of health -- The function debate -- Boorse on health -- Boorse and his critics -- An evolutionary concept of health.


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Health--Philosophy.
Medicine--Philosophy.
Naturalism.
Normativity (Ethics)
Evolution (Biology)


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