Philosophical and Methodological Debates in Public Health

Abstract

This interdisciplinary volume gathers selected, refereed contributions on various aspects of public health from several disciplines and research fields, including the philosophy of science, epidemiology, statistics and ethics. The contributions were originally presented at the 1st Barcelona conference of "Philosophy of Public Health" (5th - 7th May 2016). This book is intended for researchers interested in public health and the contemporary debates surrounding it. 0. Preface -- 1. Philosophical debates in Public Health -- 2. Diseases, problems or needs: a framework for public health -- 3. Critical epidemiology in Latin America: roots, philosophical and methodological ruptures -- 4. Lost in Associations. How epidemiology's epistemology upholds class, race and gender inequities -- 5. Coeliac Disease and Non-Coeliac Gluten Sensitivity: A Clinical and Philosophical Discussion -- 6. in biomedical sciences and Raw Data: ethical dilemmas -- 7. Design Epistemology for Public Health Research -- 8. Invisible Victims and Public Health: Epistemic Injustices in the Intergenerational Transmission of Trauma -- 9. Social Determinants of Health: Citizenship Rights and Responsibilities -- 10. The Public Dimension of Care: Towards a Public Ethics of Care -- 11. Genetic prevention, carrier screening and the role of citizens: the legitimisation of libertarian paternalist policies by deliberative democracy -- 12. Public Health and Inequities under Capitalism: Systemic Effects and Human Rights -- 13. Ethics and public health policies -- 14. What is and what is not a conflict of interest in the sphere of public health.