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An existential phenomenology of eating disorders in older people : an ontological reflection and analysis (2018)
Thesis
Warriner, S. (2018). An existential phenomenology of eating disorders in older people : an ontological reflection and analysis. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4221619

[From the introduction:] This thesis is an interdisciplinary project of philosophy, specifically the use of an existential phenomenological method, applied to a health and social care topic under the broader research theme of ‘wellbeing’. It will... Read More about An existential phenomenology of eating disorders in older people : an ontological reflection and analysis.

The existential situation of the patient: Well-being and absence (2018)
Book Chapter
Burwood, S. (2018). The existential situation of the patient: Well-being and absence. In K. Galvin (Ed.), Routledge Handbook of Well-Being (133-140). London: Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315724966-14

“Probably there is no better guarantee of a really unhealthy life than perfect health.” This paradoxical, and somewhat melancholic, assessment of our prospects for clinical well-being is given by J. H. van den Berg in The Psychology of the Sickbed. T... Read More about The existential situation of the patient: Well-being and absence.

Karl Popper's philosophy and the possibility of an African approach to science (2018)
Thesis
Okpanachi, A. I. (2018). Karl Popper's philosophy and the possibility of an African approach to science. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4221264

This thesis makes the philosophical case for an engaged and active African perspective in science studies. The African dimension has been largely absent in an actively increasing research area of science and society, an applied area where philosophy... Read More about Karl Popper's philosophy and the possibility of an African approach to science.