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Alternative Title

Body mass index as a case study of normative implications embedded in data

Publication Date

2021

First Advisor

Jeffry Ramsey

Document Type

Honors Project

Degree Name

Bachelor of Arts

Department

Philosophy

Keywords

Health, Normativity, Data, Evidence, Body mass index, Ethics, Ancel Keys, Adolphe Quetelet, Obesity

Rights

©2021 Dayln Elizabeth Gillentine.

Language

English

Comments

117 pages Includes bibliographical references (pages 107-117)

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