Acknowledgements

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Abstract vii
3. Acknowledgements ix
4. Brief Contents xi
5. Detailed Contents xiii
6. I The Human Right To Health:A Pervasive But Opaque Idea
7. 1 Human Rights: A Practice With Little Theory 2
8. 2 The Human Right To Health 9
9. 3 Purpose And Structure Of This Thesis 14
10. II Unveiling The Enigma Of Health
11. 1 Preconditions Of Health: Life And Death 22
12. 2 A Comprehensive Theory Of Health 42
13. III Justice, Dignity, Rights And Duties: The Philosophy Of Human Rights
14. 1 Justice, Rights And Duties 134
15. 2 Analytical Fundamentals: The Concepts Of ‘Right’ And ‘Duty’ 143
16. 3 The Morality Of Rights And Duties 159
17. 4 The Dignity Of Human Beings 223
18. 5 From The Dignity Of Human Beings To Human Rights 287
19. IV Health:A Human Right?
20. 1 A Summary Of What Has Been Established So Far 300
21. 2 Health And Ontological Dignity: Is Health A Human Right? 304
22. 3 A Marginal Note: Is There No Right To Health, At All? 307
23. 4 Epilegomena: Concluding Remarks And Implications 328
24. Indices
25. List of Abbreviations 334
26. List of Tables, Figures and Illustrations 335
27. References 336