Prevention vs. Treatment in Hong Kong : Constrained Utilitarianism with a Chinese Character
Research output: Chapters, Conference Papers, Creative and Literary Works (RGC: 12, 32, 41, 45) › 12_Chapter in an edited book (Author) › peer-review
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| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Title of host publication | Prevention vs. Treatment |
| Subtitle of host publication | What's the Right Balance? |
| Editors | Halley S. Faust, Paul T. Manzel |
| Place of Publication | USA |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press |
| Pages | 363-379 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 9780199919499 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9780199837373 |
| Publication status | Published - 2012 |
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Abstract
This chapter examines the tension between allocating resources to prevention as compared to treatment in Hong Kong. The examination shows that the development of preventive care there faces similar problems, dilemmas, and challenges as it does in many other societies. Hong Kong is a Chinese society. Despite the influence of Western culture and medicine, the society is still deeply shaped by the tradition of Chinese medicine and the moral ethos of Confucianism. Chinese medicine has a long and distinct tradition of putting emphasis on prevention, and the moral culture of Chinese communities is deeply shaped, though not entirely dictated, by a constrained utilitarianism present in the Confucian tradition. The case of Hong Kong is an illustration that in Chinese societies the tension of prevention vs. treatment can be ethically resolved in a way very different from it is in many other societies.
Research Area(s)
- China, Chinese medicine, Confucianism, Hong kong, Utilitarianism
Citation Format(s)
Prevention vs. Treatment in Hong Kong : Constrained Utilitarianism with a Chinese Character. / Chan, Ho Mun.
Prevention vs. Treatment: What's the Right Balance?. ed. / Halley S. Faust; Paul T. Manzel. USA : Oxford University Press, 2012. p. 363-379.Research output: Chapters, Conference Papers, Creative and Literary Works (RGC: 12, 32, 41, 45) › 12_Chapter in an edited book (Author) › peer-review
