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Sara's avatar

The two philosophers that have most guided my thinking about the role of public health in society are Bentham (where "happiness" = "good health" and we seek to maximize it) and Rawls (the veil of ignorance thought experiment, which to me necessarily points us toward equity, even if purely out of self preservation).

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Re: These findings reflect how, while the ground we walk on may seem solid, unchanging, it is, in fact, supported by geological processes that are always in flux; It could also be an evolutionary adaptation, that is, we evolved to not vomit, be highly functional, and thus live comfortably on a crazy roller coaster like planet earth.

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