Health as a Theoretical Concept

摘要: This paper argues that the medical conception of health as absence disease is a value-free theoretical notion. Its main elements are biological function and statistical normality, in contrast to various other ideas prominent literature on health. Apart from universal environmental injuries, diseases internal states depress functional ability below species-typical levels. Health freedom then normality function, i.e., perform all typical physiological functions with at least efficiency. statements function. The view essentially value-laden, held by most writers topic, seems have one two sources: an assumption judgments must be practical about treatment patients, or commitment "positive" beyond disease. I suggest mistaken, possibly misdescribed.