Beyond Surviving to Thriving: The Case for a ‘Compassion towards Thriving’ Approach in Public Mental Health Ethics

IF 1.4 3区哲学 Q2 ETHICS

Public Health Ethics Pub Date : 2021-08-19 DOI:10.1093/phe/phab023

Phil Bielby

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Abstract

In this article, I argue for a novel understanding of compassion—what I call a ‘compassion towards thriving’ approach—to inform public mental health ethics. The argument is developed through two main parts. In the first part, I develop an account of compassion towards thriving that builds upon Martha Nussbaum’s philosophical work on compassion. This account expands the ambit of compassion from a focus on the alleviation of existing suffering to the prevention of potential future suffering through the facilitation of personal growth based on a ‘psychosocial’ understanding of mental health. In the second part of the article, I discuss the aims of public mental health and examine compassion towards thriving’s normative synergies with existing approaches in public health ethics. I explain how compassion towards thriving supports a vision of public health ethics which is concerned with solidarity, social justice and flourishing. I then apply this compassion towards thriving approach to evaluate the ‘Every Mind Matters’ public mental health campaign in England, highlighting its affinities with the ethos of the campaign. I also identify and explain two ways in which the application of a compassion towards thriving approach could enhance its delivery.

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超越生存到繁荣:公共心理健康伦理中“对繁荣的同情”方法的案例

在这篇文章中，我主张对同情有一种新颖的理解——我称之为“对繁荣的同情”的方法——为公共心理健康伦理提供信息。这个论点分为两个主要部分。在第一部分中，我在玛莎·努斯鲍姆关于同情的哲学著作的基础上，对繁荣的同情进行了阐述。这篇报道将同情的范围从关注减轻现有痛苦扩展到通过促进基于对心理健康的“心理社会”理解的个人成长来预防未来潜在的痛苦。在文章的第二部分，我讨论了公共心理健康的目标，并考察了对繁荣的同情与公共卫生伦理中现有方法的规范协同作用。我解释了对繁荣的同情如何支持与团结、社会正义和繁荣有关的公共卫生伦理愿景。然后，我运用这种对繁荣的同情的方法来评估英国的“Every Mind Matters”公共心理健康运动，强调其与运动精神的密切关系。我还确定并解释了两种方式，在这两种方式中，对繁荣的方法应用同情可以加强其交付。

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Public Health Ethics PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH-MEDICAL ETHICS

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