| Instrumental colonisation in modern medicine. | |
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PMID: 14620465 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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Stethoscopes, x-rays and other medical technologies are two-edged swords. They make medical treatment and diagnosis more accurate and effective, but do at the same time reveal our perceptual inadequacy. By transcending our senses, these technologies reveal that we can be seriously diseased without experiencing any symptoms at all. This situation has changed our attitude towards our relations and ourselves. The situation can be analysed using Jürgen Habermas' conception of "systems colonisation of the lifeworld." Medical technologies colonise our lifeworld. They change the way we think and act. They make us all accept that we can become patients almost any minute, even if we feel perfectly healthy. Sense transcending technologies turn us all into proto-patient. |
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Authors:
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Ståle Fredriksen |
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Type: Journal Article |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Medicine, health care, and philosophy Volume: 6 ISSN: 1386-7423 ISO Abbreviation: Med Health Care Philos Publication Date: 2003 |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2003-11-17 Completed Date: 2004-01-05 Revised Date: 2004-11-17 |
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Nlm Unique ID: 9815900 Medline TA: Med Health Care Philos Country: Netherlands |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 287-96 Citation Subset: E; IM |
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Centre for Medical Ethics, University of Oslo, Fredrik Holsts hus, 1130 Blindern, 0318 Oslo, Norway. stale.fredriksen@medetikk.uio.no |
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Biomedical Technology
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trends* Communication* Decision Making Delivery of Health Care / ethics* Family Practice / ethics Humans Norway Patient Participation Physician's Role Physician-Patient Relations* Professional Autonomy* Social Change Sociology, Medical* |
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