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pp. 177-181
Résumé
This study has been an attempt to develop an ontology and epistemology of medicine with the aid of the philosophical theories of phenomenology and hermeneutics. Medicine has in this work been considered to be a particular form of practice with a certain intersubjective structure, rather than an assembly of scientific theories and technologies applied in the clinic. To be more precise, medicine has been suggested to be an interpretive, helping meeting between two persons (doctor or other healthcare professional and patient) aimed at bringing about health for the ill, help-seeking party. Phenomenology and hermeneutics have then been used to more fully understand what is meant by an interpretive, helping meeting and by its goal — health.
Détails de la publication
Publié dans:
Svenaeus Fredrik (2000) The hermeneutics of medicine and the phenomenology of health: steps towards a philosophy of medical practice. Dordrecht, Springer.
Pages: 177-181
DOI: 10.1007/978-94-015-9458-5_5
Citation complète:
Svenaeus Fredrik, 2000, Summary. In F. Svenaeus The hermeneutics of medicine and the phenomenology of health (177-181). Dordrecht, Springer.