Values and vaccine refusal : hard questions in ethics, epistemology, and health care / Mark Navin.
By: Navin, Mark.
Publisher: New York : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2016Description: xi, 228 pages ; 24 cm.Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9781138790650 (hbk).Subject(s): Vaccines | Vaccination | Knowledge, Theory of | PHILOSOPHY / GeneralGenre/Form: Print books.DDC classification: 615.3/72 Summary: "In this first book-length philosophical treatment of vaccine refusal, Mark Navin argues that we can best understand current debates by placing them in a broader narrative about medical expertise and civic engagement. Values and Vaccine Refusal focuses on the shifting epistemic and moral terrain surrounding an educated public's relationship with healthcare and society--a relationship characterized by a wariness of experts and elites, a withdrawal from participation in public projects, and a do-it-yourself model of reasoning and practice. This is a must-read for students and researchers interested in public health, social epistemology, and the ethical dimensions of both"-- Provided by publisher.| Current location | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
"In this first book-length philosophical treatment of vaccine refusal, Mark Navin argues that we can best understand current debates by placing them in a broader narrative about medical expertise and civic engagement. Values and Vaccine Refusal focuses on the shifting epistemic and moral terrain surrounding an educated public's relationship with healthcare and society--a relationship characterized by a wariness of experts and elites, a withdrawal from participation in public projects, and a do-it-yourself model of reasoning and practice. This is a must-read for students and researchers interested in public health, social epistemology, and the ethical dimensions of both"-- Provided by publisher.