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The Human Right to Health
Jonathan Wolff
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Description for The Human Right to Health
Hardcover. An esteemed philosopher provides a shrewd examination of the future of the human right to health. Series: Norton Global Ethics Series. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: JPVH; MB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 215 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 360.
Few topics in human rights have inspired as much debate as the right to health. Proponents would enshrine it as a fundamental right on a par with freedom of speech and freedom from torture. Detractors suggest that the movement constitutes an impractical over-reach. Jonathan Wolff cuts through the ideological stalemate to explore both views. In an accessible, persuasive voice, he explores the philosophical underpinnings of the idea of a human right, assesses whether health meets those criteria, and identifies the political and cultural realities we face in attempts to improve the health of citizens in wildly different regions. Wolff ultimately ... Read more
Few topics in human rights have inspired as much debate as the right to health. Proponents would enshrine it as a fundamental right on a par with freedom of speech and freedom from torture. Detractors suggest that the movement constitutes an impractical over-reach. Jonathan Wolff cuts through the ideological stalemate to explore both views. In an accessible, persuasive voice, he explores the philosophical underpinnings of the idea of a human right, assesses whether health meets those criteria, and identifies the political and cultural realities we face in attempts to improve the health of citizens in wildly different regions. Wolff ultimately ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Number of pages
144
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Series
Norton Global Ethics Series
Condition
New
Weight
360g
Number of Pages
208
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780393063356
SKU
V9780393063356
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About Jonathan Wolff
Jonathan Wolff is the Alfred Landecker Professor of Values and Public Policy at the Blavatnik School of Government, University of Oxford. His books include Robert Nozick: Property, Justice, and the Minimal State (1991), An Introduction to Political Philosophy (1996, 3rd ed. 2016), Why Read Marx Today? (2002), Disadvantage (with Avner de-Shalit) (2007), Ethics and Public Policy (2011, 2nd ed. 2020), and The Human Right to Health (2012). He has been ... Read more
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