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Whose values? Whose reasons? A commentary on 'Rethinking disease: a fresh diagnosis and a new philosophical treatment' by Powell and Scarffe.

Havi Carel
Published in: Journal of medical ethics (2019)
In this short commentary, I reflect on the new definition of disease proposed by Powell and Scarffe. I suggest that the method they appeal to as objective, namely, rational justification, is open to several criticisms, which I outline and discuss.
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