Health, Well-Being, and Quality of Life - A Philosophical Analysis

This book analyses and discusses from a philosophical perspective the concepts of health, well-being and quality of life in contemporary biomedical research. The guiding idea of the book is that different concepts of health, well-being, and quality of life lead to different types of projects, actions and policies, both at the individual and institutional level. For this reason, it is important to analyse them and make them clear, in their interweaving of objective dimensions (the facts) and evaluative dimensions (the values).

List of contents

1 Introduction.- 2 Health concepts in medicine.- 3 Conceptual choice in medicine.- 4 Health as no disease.- 5 Health as capacity.- 6 Health, Adaptation, and the Environment.- 7 Health as complete well-being.- 8 Health Measures: Philosophical Challenges.- 9 Conclusion. Specialized Conceptual Tools for Medicine and a Role for Philosophy.

About the author

Elisabetta Lalumera is an Associate Professor at the University of Bologna, Department for Life Quality Studies (QUVI), Italy, and Research Associate at the University of Johannesburg, South Africa

Summary

This book analyses and discusses from a philosophical perspective the concepts of health, well-being and quality of life in contemporary biomedical research. The guiding idea of the book is that different concepts of health, well-being, and quality of life lead to different types of projects, actions and policies, both at the individual and institutional level. For this reason, it is important to analyse them and make them clear, in their interweaving of objective dimensions (the facts) and evaluative dimensions (the values).

Product details

• Authors: Elisabetta Lalumera
• Publisher: Springer, Berlin
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 27.09.2025
• EAN: 9783031904134
• ISBN: 978-3-0-3190413-4
• No. of pages: 248
• Illustrations: VII, 248 p.
• Series: Sustainable Development Goals Series
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Philosophy > Miscellaneous; Krankheit und Sucht: soziale Aspekte, Ethik und Moralphilosophie, Medizinethik, Standesregeln, Health, Sustainable Development Goals, Wellbeing, Quality of Life, Moral Philosophy and Applied Ethics, Biomedical Research, Philosophy of Medicine, Applied Philosophy, Health, Medicine and Society, SDG 3