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The Good Life Ólafur Páll Jónsson Iceland University of Education 8 th Nordic Public

The Good Life Ólafur Páll Jónsson Iceland University of Education 8 th Nordic Public Health Congress, Reykjavík October 9 th – 11 th, 2005 1

Part 1 – Rights The problem of the web of rights The problem of

Part 1 – Rights The problem of the web of rights The problem of the generality of rights Part 2 – Different groups, different approaches There are no experts in promotion of public health Part 3 – The paradox of public health It is impossible to promote public health 8 th Nordic Public Health Congress, Reykjavík October 9 th – 11 th, 2005 2

Part 1 Question (1) Do we have the right to live our life any

Part 1 Question (1) Do we have the right to live our life any way we choose, as long as it does not harm others? 8 th Nordic Public Health Congress, Reykjavík October 9 th – 11 th, 2005 3

Jones has a right to smoke if and only if others, including the state,

Jones has a right to smoke if and only if others, including the state, are not permitted to interfere with his smoking. . . as long as he does not infringe on someone’s else’s rights, say the property rights of his neighbours or his kids’ right to healthy environment. 8 th Nordic Public Health Congress, Reykjavík October 9 th – 11 th, 2005 4

The problem of the web of rights The rights that we have do not

The problem of the web of rights The rights that we have do not come one by one, they come in bundles. And these bundles are messy. 8 th Nordic Public Health Congress, Reykjavík October 9 th – 11 th, 2005 5

The problem of generality of rights Declarations of rights are general, while their meaning

The problem of generality of rights Declarations of rights are general, while their meaning depends on the very circumstances for which such declarations is made. 8 th Nordic Public Health Congress, Reykjavík October 9 th – 11 th, 2005 6

Part 2 Different groups How shall we think about legitimate ways of promoting public

Part 2 Different groups How shall we think about legitimate ways of promoting public health if not in terms of rights and duties? 8 th Nordic Public Health Congress, Reykjavík October 9 th – 11 th, 2005 7

The worries in public health are not just viruses and insanity, also polluted air

The worries in public health are not just viruses and insanity, also polluted air and abusive relationships. The threads that have to come together in public health are so diverse that there is no hope of them forming a unified field of expertise. 8 th Nordic Public Health Congress, Reykjavík October 9 th – 11 th, 2005 8

Part 3 The paradox Agents, patients and medicalization 8 th Nordic Public Health Congress,

Part 3 The paradox Agents, patients and medicalization 8 th Nordic Public Health Congress, Reykjavík October 9 th – 11 th, 2005 9

[…] we are not only patients, whose needs demand attention, but also agents, whose

[…] we are not only patients, whose needs demand attention, but also agents, whose freedom to decide what to value and how to pursue it can extend far beyond the fulfilment of our needs. Amartya Sen, London Review of Books, 05. 02. 2004 8 th Nordic Public Health Congress, Reykjavík October 9 th – 11 th, 2005 10

If conventional medical mentality would be dominating in public health then people would be

If conventional medical mentality would be dominating in public health then people would be reduced to the status of a plant, or perhaps of a dog. People would not be seen as human beings. 8 th Nordic Public Health Congress, Reykjavík October 9 th – 11 th, 2005 11

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