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The Place Of Health In The Liberal Theory Of Justice, Paul Tubig
The Place Of Health In The Liberal Theory Of Justice, Paul Tubig
Critical Reflections
Author Information:
Paul Tubig
PhD Philosophy Student, University of Washington - Seattle
ptubig@uw.edu
Submission Title:
The Place of Health in the Liberal Theory of Justice
Abstract:
The purpose of this paper is to articulate the relationship between health and justice. Ethical claims, such as the World Health Organization’s assertion that health is a fundamental human right or that global health inequalities are normative inequities, require a conceptual analysis of the meaning and value of health within a particular framework of justice. Working from the liberal conception of justice as developed by John Rawls, I will argue that the political significance …