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Health Education Research, Vol. 17, No. 1, 134-138, February 2002
© 2002 Oxford University Press

BOOK REVIEW

An Ethic for Health Promotion: Rethinking the Sources of Human Well-Being

Professor David Buchanan Oxford University Press, New York, 2000 232 pp. ISBN 019 513057X (hb)

David G. Altman1 and Mary Ann Sevick2

1 Wake Forest University School of Medicine
2 University of Pittsburgh School of Nursing

In An Ethic for Health Promotion: Rethinking the Sources of Human Well-Being, Professor David Buchanan provides readers with a far-reaching, highly stimulating philosophical critique of our approach to addressing public health problems. This is not a book to read quickly. Rather, it raises many deep questions about commonly employed public health strategies and tactics, and thus is best read slowly, deliberately and with an open mind. Throughout the book, we found ourselves pondering single sentences for several minutes (and occasionally for several hours). Kudos to Buchanan for writing a book that stops you in your tracks. Even if you disagree with his perspective, you can't dismiss the insightful analysis and thought-provoking theses that leap from nearly every page. Buchanan does not shy away from attacking the philosophical pillars of public health. Here's an example of his unabashed perspective:

Thinking in the field of health promotion is currently framed by . . . [Full Text of this Article]


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