Ethics, Prevention, and Public Health

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Angus Dawson (Centre for Professional Ethics, Keele University) Marcel Verweij (Ethics Institute, Utrecht University)

Ethics, Prevention, and Public Health

Angus Dawson (Centre for Professional Ethics, Keele University), Marcel Verweij (Ethics Institute, Utrecht University)

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Oxford University Press
01 July 2009

Ethics & moral philosophy; Medical ethics & professional conduct; Public health & preventive medicine; Science funding & policy; Bio-ethics

Series: Issues in Biomedical Ethics

Public health is an important and fast-developing area of ethical discussion. In this volume a range of issues in public health ethics are explored using the resources of moral theory, political philosophy, philosophy of science, applied ethics, law, and economics. The twelve original papers presented consider numerous ethical issues arise within public health ethics. To what extent can the public good or the public interest justify state interventions that impose limits upon the freedom of individuals? What role should the law play in regulating risks? Should governments actively aim to change our preferences about such things as food, smoking or physical exercise? What are public goods, and what role (if any) do they play in public health? To what extent do individuals have moral obligations to contribute to protecting the community or the public good? Where is it appropriate to concentrate upon prevention rather than cure? Given the fact that we cannot be protected from all harm, what sorts of harm provide a justification for public health action? What limits do we wish to place upon public health activities? How do we ensure that the interests of individuals are not set aside or forgotten in the pursuit of population benefits? An excellent line-up of authors from North America, Europe, and the UK tackle these questions.

Edited by: Angus Dawson (Centre for Professional Ethics Keele University), Marcel Verweij (Ethics Institute, Utrecht University)
Imprint: Oxford University Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 215mm, Width: 138mm, Spine: 15mm
Weight: 332g
ISBN: 9780199570539
ISBN 10: 0199570531
Series: Issues in Biomedical Ethics
Pages: 248
Publication Date: 01 July 2009
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Angus Dawson is Senior Lecturer in Ethics & Philosophy in the Centre for Professional Ethics at Keele University in the UK. Marcel Verweij is senior researcher and lecturer at the Ethics Institute, Utrecht University.

Reviews for Ethics, Prevention, and Public Health

`Review from previous edition The book is very well structured...Personally, the book has enabled me to get a better grip on an issue that I have had in the back of my mind for some years...this book does not provide ready-made answers for public health practitioners stumbling over ethical issues. Rather, it forces readers to reflect on these issues, deepen their understanding and arrive at conclusions that should be discussed with others.' Reiner Banken, Bulletin of the World Health Organization