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Towards a hermeneutic of technomedical objects.

Kjetil Rommetveit1

  • 1Centre for the Study of the Sciences and the Humanities, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway. kjetil.rommetveit@svt.uib.no

Theoretical Medicine and Bioethics
|June 26, 2008
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Summary
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Naturalist philosophy of science must integrate social and political contexts to understand technoscience in medicine. Examining technomedical objects reveals discrepancies between genomic technology representations and actual interventions.

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Area of Science:

  • Philosophy of Science
  • Science and Technology Studies (STS)
  • Medical Sociology

Background:

  • Technoscience in medicine has a contested status, prompting philosophical inquiry.
  • Existing naturalist philosophies of science and STS frameworks may not fully address the socio-political dimensions of technoscience.
  • The concepts of realism and representation are central to understanding scientific knowledge and practice.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To expand theories of science-as-practice within naturalist philosophy of science.
  • To incorporate a deeper analysis of the social and political context of technoscience.
  • To develop a framework for understanding technomedical objects and their implications for medicine.

Main Methods:

  • Philosophical analysis focusing on realism and representation.
  • Development of a hermeneutic approach to technomedical objects.
  • Case study re-consideration of the genomic turn in medicine.

Main Results:

  • Theories of science-as-practice need to broaden their scope to include socio-political factors.
  • A hermeneutic of technomedical objects reveals interconnectedness between social action, material agency, and scientific communities.
  • Discrepancies exist between dominant representations of genomic technologies and their real-world applications.

Conclusions:

  • A more comprehensive naturalist philosophy of science is required for understanding technoscience.
  • Addressing the gap between representation and intervention in technomedicine is crucial for theory and policy.
  • Further research is needed on the social and political implications of emerging medical technologies.