Open AccessDialetics of the relationship of public and individual health
Author(s) -
Dmitriy Izutkin
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
obŝestvennoe zdorovʹe
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2949-1274
pISSN - 2782-1676
DOI - 10.21045/2782-1676-2021-1-3-5-12
Subject(s) - dialectic , meaning (existential) , epistemology , public health , context (archaeology) , biosocial theory , phenomenon , sociology , social psychology , psychology , medicine , geography , philosophy , nursing , archaeology , personality
In the article the phenomenon of health as integral notion is revealed from philosophic positions. Universal characteristics, inherent to health, in particular, its attributive, axiological and praxiological meaning, are highlighted. The evolution of representations about health is manifested in the historical context. The aim of the study. On the basis of fundamental dialectic categories to show the relationship of public and individual health from biosocial point of view. Methods. The basic dialectic principles, such as unity of quantity and quality, subjective and objective, unique, specific and common are being used. Results. Similar and differential features between public and individual health, reflected different correlation of quantitative and qualitative manifestations, objective conditions and subjective stimuluses, common, specific and unique characteristics are revealed. Conclusions. The fundamental dialectic categories may serve as a methodological basis in the analysis of the relationship of public and individual health. They advance integral understanding of health and its ontological meaning in the individual and societal experience.