Color, Healthcare and Bioethics
Abstract
In Color, Healthcare and Bioethics, Henk ten Have presents a groundbreaking and profoundly interdisciplinary examination of the role of color in medicine and bioethics.Far from being a mere aesthetic detail, color is revealed as a critical element in diagnosis, treatment, and our broader understanding of health.Ten Have expertly weaves together scientific, philosophical, and ethical threads to demonstrate how color, in its physiological and symbolic forms, holds deep implications for healthcare.The book's central contribution is its argument that color is not a passive visual cue but an active force, influencing human psychology, societal structures, and moral judgments particularly in discussions of race and equity within healthcare systems.This work offers an unprecedented perspective that challenges the traditional, often narrow, view of bioethics.
Fields of Study & Subjects
Ethics and bioethics in healthcare
Race
Genetics
and Society
Medicine
History
and Philosophy
Publication details
- Journal / source
- Journal of the Medical Library Association JMLA
- Volume
- 114
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 77–78
- Publication date
- 17 February 2026
- Language
- EN