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[Endangerment of medicine by totalitarian basic principles]
Diskussionsforum Medizinische Ethik
|January 1, 1993
Summary
This study explores two health concepts: abstract health views illness as evil, while concrete health accepts illness as a natural possibility. It examines links between these health ideas and totalitarian political thought.
Area of Science:
- Philosophy of Medicine
- Political Philosophy
Context:
- The prevailing abstract concept of health defines illness as an undesirable evil to be eradicated.
- An alternative concrete concept of health views the potential for illness as inherent to living organisms.
Purpose:
- To differentiate between abstract and concrete conceptualizations of health.
- To analyze the structural relationship between these health concepts and totalitarian political ideologies.
Summary:
- The abstract health model posits illness as an external threat, separate from a healthy state.
- The concrete health model integrates the possibility of illness as a fundamental aspect of organismic existence.
- This dichotomy in health conceptualization is explored for its parallels with totalitarian political thought.
Impact:
- Provides a framework for understanding how differing health concepts can align with political ideologies.
- Highlights the philosophical underpinnings of health beliefs and their societal implications.