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Empirical and philosophical aspects of a definition of health and disease
pp. 187-206
Abstract
The first part of this article undertakes the task of examining the phenomenon of disease as it is encountered in the clinical setting, with the aim of adequately determining the concept. We shall find that disease constitutes a family of concepts, which are related but distinguishable. The categories of disease, understood broadly, which shall emerge in our examination are illness; disease, understood narrowly; and injury. The narrow determination of "disease" falls within the extension of the broad genus of disease in conformity with an unfortunate ambiguity of language.
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Taboada Paulina, Fedoryka Kateryna, Donohue-White Patricia (2002) Person, society and value: towards a personalist concept of health. Dordrecht, Springer.
Pages: 187-206
DOI: 10.1007/978-94-017-2570-5_9
Full citation:
Lavados Manuel (2002) „Empirical and philosophical aspects of a definition of health and disease“, In: P. Taboada, K. Fedoryka & P. Donohue-White (eds.), Person, society and value, Dordrecht, Springer, 187–206.