Returning to Health

Dr. Niall Keane (University of Limerick), Dr Darian Meacham (UWE)

Niall Keane (University of Limerick) in conversation with Darian Meacham
(UWE) on Hermeneutic and other definitions of health, illness and well-being.

A UWE "Philosophers About Town" Event sponsored by the Royal Institute of
Philosophy and UWE Philosophy

Wednesday, 11 Dec 2013 @ be.in.bristol 59-61 Whiteladies Road, Clifton,
Bristol BS8 2LY,  18:00-19:30 Drinks and Snacks will be provided.

“If health is definable as a dynamic equilibrium, then there needs to be
some criterion for its re-establishment or restoration. For centuries this
criterion has been identified as nature, a criterion which is not altogether
unproblematic.”

          – Niall Keane, “On the Origins of Illness and the Hiddenness of
Health”

This is a follow up to the successful “Medicine and Society” seminar series
sponsored by the Royal Institute of Philosophy and UWE Philosophy. Niall
Keane returns to Bristol to discuss the various meanings of the idea of
health and their relation to the ideal of nature as a criterion against
which health, illness, and well-being can be measured.

For those who wish to read the paper prior to the event, copies will be made
available solely for this purpose. Please email
darian.meacham[at]uwe[dot]ac[dot]uk to register for the event and to request
a copy of the paper. The event is free of charge but places are limited to
registration is required.

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