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This essay critiques technological progress in medicine, arguing it fosters technofetishism and social control. A new model of medical progress emphasizes human skills and planetary harmony for dignified advancement.

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Area of Science:

  • Medical Sociology
  • Philosophy of Technology
  • Bioethics

Background:

  • The prevailing notion of medical progress equates advancement with technological development.
  • This focus on technology leads to technofetishism, degrading community life and medical practice.
  • Societies experience increased medicalization of social life due to this technological paradigm.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To challenge the techno-centric view of medical progress.
  • To analyze the negative societal impacts of technofetishism in medicine.
  • To propose an alternative model for medical progress centered on human development and ecological harmony.

Main Methods:

  • Critical analysis of the concept of progress in medicine.
  • Examination of the societal implications of technological development driven by profit and social control.
  • Philosophical critique of intelligence quotient (IQ) and artificial intelligence (AI).

Main Results:

  • Technological progress in medicine, driven by profit, enhances social control and degrades community life.
  • The concept of intelligence is reduced to IQ, neglecting holistic human capabilities.
  • Artificial intelligence is identified as a manifestation of technofetishism, potentially harming human and planetary well-being.

Conclusions:

  • A new paradigm of medical progress is proposed, prioritizing organizational forms that foster critical thinking, collaboration, and continuous improvement.
  • This alternative model aims for the spiritual, intellectual, moral, and convivial sublimation of collectivities.
  • The ultimate goal is dignified progress achieved in harmony with the planetary ecosystem.