Table 1 Summary of general normativist and naturalist conceptions of health and disease and the corresponding answer to the question of (a)symmetry in moral appeal
From: Does disease incite a stronger moral appeal than health?
Naturalist | Normativist | |
|---|---|---|
Health and disease | Health and disease are symmetric concepts (theoretical) | a) Symmetry (Utilitarianism) |
b) Asymmetry (several positions and perspectives) | ||
Moral appeal | Health and disease have no (inherent) moral appeal | a) Health and disease have corresponding moral appeal (Utilitarianism) |
b) Disease has a stronger moral appeal than health (several positions) |