Technology in Medicine: Ontology,Epistemology, Ethics and Social Philosophy at the Crossroads |
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| Authors: | Vos Rein Willems Dick L |
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| Institution: | (1) Department of Health Ethics and Philosophy, University of Maastricht, PO Box 616, 6200 MD Maastricht, The Netherlands;(2) Department of Social Medicine, Academic Medical Centre, Free University of Amsterdam, Van der Boechorstraat 7, 1081 BT Amsterdam, The Netherlands |
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| Abstract: | In reference to the different approaches in philosophy(of medicine) of the nature of (medical) technology,this article introduces the topic of this specialissue of Theoretical Medicine and Bioethics, that is,the way the different forms of medical technologyfunction in everyday medical practice. The authorselaborate on the active role technology plays inshaping our views on disease, illness, and the body,whence in shaping our world. |
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| Keywords: | Philosophy of technology technology medical practice ontology disease concept normality autonomy risk and trust health technology assessment |
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