Alkis Gounaris
National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Department of Philosophy

Abstract: Why is it not self-evident that it is better to save five lives and let one die? What does a “fair” health system mean? Moral and political views on health with Kant as a starting point, in the third article of the series on the role of philosophy as a treatment for the irrationality that dominated public discourse during the pandemic.

Keywords: deontological ethics, just health, personal responsibility

Gounaris, Α. (2020). Philosophy as therapy: Kant in the emergency room. Original publication in www.bookpress.gr. Retrieved [24/05/2020] from
https://alkisgounaris.gr/en/archives/philosophy-as-therapy-kant-in-the-emergency-room/