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Additional Physical Format: | Electronic version: Tännsjö, Torbjörn, 1946- Setting health-care priorities. New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2019] (OCoLC)1100448658 |
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Document Type: | Book |
All Authors / Contributors: |
Torbjörn Tännsjö |
ISBN: | 9780190946883 0190946881 |
OCLC Number: | 1086015977 |
Description: | xii, 212 pages ; 25 cm |
Contents: | Pt. 1. Abstract moral theory -- Utilitarianism -- The Maximin/Leximin theory -- Egalitarianism -- Prioritarianism -- Some controversial implications of the three theories -- Population ethics -- Utilitarianism : pure or with a prioritarian amendment? -- pt. 2. What ethical theories tell us about health-care priorities in real life -- Real and nonideal theory -- Triage in situations of mass casualty -- The maximin/Leximin theory : in real life -- Utilitarianism : in real life -- Conclusion. |
Other Titles: | Setting healthcare priorities |
Responsibility: | Torbjörn Tännsjö. |
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A perfect example of how clear thinking and a clear objective lead to radically new priorities. * Richard Layard, London School of Economics * In Setting Health-Care Priorities, Torbjorn Tannsjoe examines how the leading ethical theories answer the important practical question suggested in the title of his book. He reaches a startling conclusion: whether we are utilitarians, egalitarians, prioritarians or Rawlsians, we should agree that the way in which health care resources are allocated in all developed countries is wrong. We should spend less on the elderly, and on those suffering fromrare diseases, and more on improving mental health. This book is a model of clear philosophical argument leading to an important practical conclusion. It is suitable for students and general readers, but I hope it will also be widely read by those in a position to influence health care policy. * Peter Singer, Princeton University * Setting health-care priorities is a thoughtful and clearly argued book on a question that continues to be critical for governments, hospitals, and other healthcare organizations. Tannsjoe should therefore be congratulated for his contribution to bridging the gulf between abstract theory about distributive justice and the real-life task of setting healthcare priorities. * Maxwell J. Smith, Faculty of Health Sciences, Western University, London, Ontario, Canada, Bioethics * Read more...

