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urn:uuid:c9f10a55-e6ec-475b-aabf-2acef4eb92c2 03 01 01 urn:uuid:c9f10a55-e6ec-475b-aabf-2acef4eb92c2 15 9781805114840 06 10.11647/OBP.0443 00 EB E107 10 Creative Commons License 02 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ 01 01 Color, Healthcare and Bioethics 1 A01 21 0000-0002-3224-7943 Henk ten Have First edition. 01 eng 00 244 03 93 PSAD 10 SCI036000 B2 Science 93 JM B2 Philosophy 10 SCI075000 93 AGZC B2 Health 10 PHI005000 93 ABA 10 MED000000 B2 Psychology and Psychoanalysis 93 M 10 PSY013000 10 ART007000 01 06 03 00 <p>This book explores the profound, yet often overlooked, role of color in healthcare and bioethics, arguing that color is far more than a visual or aesthetic element—it actively shapes human experience, perception, and ethical reasoning. </p><p>Traditionally regarded as secondary to objective medical observations or rational ethical debates, color has been marginalized in these fields, considered subjective and inconsequential. However, this book reveals that color is critical in diagnostic and therapeutic practices and that it subconsciously influences moral interpretations in bioethics. Through examples like the ‘blue hour’—a time of day associated with melancholy and creativity—readers are invited to consider color not just as a physical phenomenon explained by wavelengths and visual physiology, but as a medium rich with emotional and metaphorical meaning. From ‘feeling blue’ to seeing the world in ‘black and white’, color conveys complex messages that inform our perceptions of health, morality, and identity. </p><p>By bridging the gap between science, emotion, and ethics, this book illuminates how colors impact our worldviews, urging readers to consider the subtle yet significant ways that color influences our understanding of ourselves and the world around us.</p> 04 00 About the Author List of Illustrations 1. Introduction: Color, Healthcare and Bioethics 2. The Nature of Color 3. The Power of Color 4. Color and Healthcare 5. Color and Bioethics 6. A Colorful Bioethics Index 20 00 Open Access Open Book Publishers 01 Open Book Publishers Cambridge, UK 04 01 20250328 2025 06 15 9781805114826 06 15 9781805114833 06 15 9781805114840 06 15 9781805114864 06 15 9781805114857 09 Open Book Publishers 29 Publisher's website: download the title https://books.openbookpublishers.com/10.11647/obp.0443.pdf 99 01 09 Open Book Publishers 02 Publisher's website: web shop https://www.openbookpublishers.com/books/10.11647/OBP.0443 99 01