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  • Philosophy of Medicine
  • Ecology
  • Microbiology

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  • Advances in microbiomics are reshaping our understanding of health and disease.
  • These advances prompt philosophical questions about applying concepts like health and disease to various living systems.
  • The human microbiome's role in health is a key area of investigation.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To explore philosophical questions surrounding the human microbiome.
  • To examine two distinct perspectives on the human microbiome: as part of a human-host system and as an independent ecosystem.
  • To analyze how disease and dysfunction are understood within these two perspectives and assess their compatibility.

Main Methods:

  • Philosophical analysis integrating concepts from the philosophy of medicine and ecology.
  • Conceptual exploration of the human microbiome through two distinct theoretical lenses.
  • Examination of disease and dysfunction within the proposed frameworks.

Main Results:

  • The study frames the human microbiome from two perspectives: integrated with the human host or as a separate ecosystem.
  • It investigates how disease and dysfunction are conceptualized in each perspective.
  • The analysis explores whether these perspectives are complementary or conflicting.

Conclusions:

  • The human microbiome can be conceptualized either as an integral component of the human system or as an independent ecosystem.
  • Understanding disease and dysfunction requires considering these different conceptual frameworks.
  • The relationship between these perspectives needs further philosophical and scientific exploration to determine their complementarity or competition.