" Political theorists are aware that the old-fashioned model of state power, according to which elected officials make policy decisions, which are then faithfully enacted by a loyal …
Some people are worse off than others. Does this fact give rise to moral concern? Egalitarianism claims that it does, for a wide array of reasons. It is one of the most important …
Egalitarians have traditionally been suspicious of equality of opportunity. But the past twenty five years or so have seen a sea-change in egalitarian thinking about that concept.'Luck …
What does it mean to be a" just" and" caring" society when we have only limited resources to meet unlimited health care needs? Do we believe that all lives are of equal value? Is human …
D Sharp, J Millum - Journal of Applied Philosophy, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
The available resources for global health assistance are far outstripped by need. In the face of such scarcity, many people endorse a principle according to which highest priority should …
Existing tax regimes fail to tax digital services appropriately. Digital services based on extracting and monetizing user data-most notably digital advertising-are particularly …
B Davies - Public Health Ethics, 2021 - academic.oup.com
There is an ongoing increase in the use of mobile health (mHealth) technologies that patients can use to monitor health-related outcomes and behaviours. While the dominant …
K Voigt, G Wester - Social Philosophy and Policy, 2015 - cambridge.org
Health is important for a variety of reasons, perhaps most prominently because of its importance for individuals' well-being and ability to pursue different life plans. Not …
MJ Smith - Public Health Ethics, 2015 - academic.oup.com
Health equity is increasingly identified as a principal goal to be achieved through public health policies and activities. However, what is to be measured in the assessment of health …