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The three papers in this volume reflect an intellectual itinerary, the record of a search for a fresh understanding of health. Aristotle is the first stop along the way, but the authors go on to examine the development of the concept of health from the time of Hippocrates down to the end of the 20th century. They draw on that journey to propose a new hypothesis for understanding what they call the "health gradient" the path that shows people's health status closely parallels their socio-economic status, regardless of the quality of the health care system available to them. (Au)