TY - BOOK ID - 2928450 TI - Ethics and the metaphysics of medicine : reflections on health and beneficence. PY - 2004 VL - *1 SN - 0262182386 PB - Cambridge MIT press DB - UniCat KW - gezondheid (gezondheidsconcept) KW - ziekte (begrip, concept, idee, betekenis, zin) KW - filosofie (filosofische aspecten) KW - ethische theorie KW - voorafgaande wilsverklaring (voorafgaande negatieve wilsverklaring, levenstestament, euthanasieverklaring) KW - santé (concept de santé) KW - maladie (idée, concept, sens, signification) KW - philosophie (aspects philosophiques) KW - théorie éthique KW - testament de vie (directive anticipée) KW - Health KW - Medical ethics. KW - Medicine KW - Philosophy. KW - Biologie humaine -- Morale et aspects éthiques KW - Biomedical ethics KW - Biomedische ethiek KW - Biomédecine -- Morale et aspects éthiques KW - Deontologie [Medische ] KW - Deontology [Medical ] KW - Déontologie médicale KW - Ethics [Medical ] KW - Ethiek [Medische ] KW - Ethique médicale KW - Medical care -- Moral and ethical aspects KW - Medical deontology KW - Medical ethics KW - Medicine -- Moral and ethical aspects KW - Medische deontologie KW - Medische ethiek KW - Morale et médecine KW - Morale médicale KW - Médecine -- Innovations -- Morale et aspects éthiques KW - Médecine -- Morale et aspects éthiques KW - Médecine et morale KW - Politique sanitaire -- Morale et aspects éthiques KW - Soins médicaux -- Morale et aspects éthiques KW - Éthique clinique KW - Medical logic KW - Clinical ethics KW - Ethics, Medical KW - Health care ethics KW - Medical care KW - Bioethics KW - Professional ethics KW - Nursing ethics KW - Social medicine KW - Philosophy KW - Moral and ethical aspects KW - Hume, David KW - Health Workforce UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:2928450 AB - "In Ethics and the Metaphysics of Medicine, Kenneth Richman develops an "embedded instrumentalist" theory of health and applies it to practical problems in health care and medicine, addressing topics that range from the philosophy of science to knee surgery." ""Embedded instrumentalist" theories hold that health is a match between one's goals and one's ability to reach those goals, and that the relevant goals may vary from individual to individual. This captures the normative implications of the term health while avoiding problematic relativism. Richman's embedded instrumentalism differs from other theories of health in drawing a distinction between the health of individuals as biological organisms and the health of individuals as moral agents. This distinction illuminates many difficulties in patient-provider communication and helps us understand conflicts between promoting health and promoting ethically permissible behavior. After exploring, expanding, and defending this theory in the first part of the book, Richman examines its ethical implications, discussing such concerns as the connection between medical beneficence and respect for autonomy, patient-provider communication, living wills, and clinical education."--BOOK JACKET. ER -