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In an attempt to introduce and situate the papers collected in this volume, it is worthwhile at the outset to explain a few things about the title of the volume: Why did we bring together the notions of person, society and value in a volume devoted to a critical analysis of the concept of health? What is meant to be conveyed by the term ‘personalist’, and by the term ‘concept’? Was it necessary to include the open-ended expression ‘towards’ in our title?
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Cuddeback, K.F., Taboada, P. (2002). Introduction. In: Taboada, P., Cuddeback, K.F., Donohue-White, P. (eds) Person, Society and Value. Philosophy and Medicine, vol 72. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-2570-5_1
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