Lalumera, Elisabetta (2025) Health Concepts in Medicine and the Role of Philosophy. Philosophy of Medicine, 6 (1). pp. 1-23. ISSN 2692-3963
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Abstract
Philosophers interested in medicine and healthcare research should focus on the choice of health concepts. Conceptual choice is akin to conceptual engineering but, in addition to assessing whether a concept suits an objective, or offering a better one, it evaluates objectives, ranks them, and discusses stakeholders’ entitlement. To show the importance of choosing health concepts, I summarize the internal debate in medicine, showcasing definitions, constructs, and scales. To argue it is a philosophical task, I analyze the medical controversy over health as adaptation and self-management. I conclude with a to-do list of conceptual choice tasks, generalizable beyond medicine.
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| Keywords: | Conceptual analysis Metaphilosophy Measurement Well-being Conceptual engineering | ||||||
| Subjects: | Specific Sciences > Medicine > Health and Disease Specific Sciences > Medicine |
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| Depositing User: | Professor Alex Broadbent | ||||||
| Date Deposited: | 21 Apr 2025 13:28 | ||||||
| Last Modified: | 21 Apr 2025 13:28 | ||||||
| Item ID: | 25119 | ||||||
| Journal or Publication Title: | Philosophy of Medicine | ||||||
| Publisher: | University Library System, University of Pittsburgh | ||||||
| Official URL: | https://philmed.pitt.edu/philmed/article/view/220 | ||||||
| DOI or Unique Handle: | 10.5195/pom.2025.220 | ||||||
| Subjects: | Specific Sciences > Medicine > Health and Disease Specific Sciences > Medicine |
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| Date: | 15 April 2025 | ||||||
| Page Range: | pp. 1-23 | ||||||
| Volume: | 6 | ||||||
| Number: | 1 | ||||||
| ISSN: | 2692-3963 | ||||||
| URI: | https://philsci-archive.pitt.edu/id/eprint/25119 |
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