Health Promotion and the Freedom of the Individual
Health Promotion and the Freedom of the Individual
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健康促进和个人自由
DOI:
10.1007/s10728-006-0012-x
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发表时间:
2006
影响因子:
1.9
通讯作者:
H. Hawley
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文献类型:
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作者:
Gary W. Taylor;H. Hawley
This article considers the extent to which health promotion strategies pose a threat to individual freedom. It begins by taking a look at health promotion strategies and at the historical development of health promotion in Britain. A theoretical context is then developed in which Berlin’s distinction between negative and positive liberty is used alongside the ideas of John Stuart Mill, Charles Taylor and T.H. Green to discuss the politics of health promotion and to identify the implications of conflicting perspectives on freedom. The final section looks at current health promotion policy in Britain and beyond and argues that, if freedom is seen in terms of empowerment, health promotion can enhance individual freedom.