The Moral Basis for Healthcare Reform in the United States
In speculating on the motives for government, English philosopher Thomas Hobbes identified the pervasive role of fear and the danger of violent death, holding famously that where no government prevails to secure physical safety and property, there can also be no enduring knowledge, art, or civilizat...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Cambridge Univ. Press
2011
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Cambridge quarterly of healthcare ethics
Year: 2011, Volume: 20, Issue: 1, Pages: 102-107 |
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| Summary: | In speculating on the motives for government, English philosopher Thomas Hobbes identified the pervasive role of fear and the danger of violent death, holding famously that where no government prevails to secure physical safety and property, there can also be no enduring knowledge, art, or civilization—leaving human lives “solitary, poore [sic], nasty, brutish and short.” |
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| ISSN: | 1469-2147 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Cambridge quarterly of healthcare ethics
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1017/S0963180110000666 |