[Ethos, psyche, soma. Medicine and its mutations]

Area of Science:

• Theoretical pathology
• Medical epistemology
• Philosophy of medicine

Context:

• Rapid expansion of medical knowledge challenges existing paradigms.
• Traditional experimental and clinical models are insufficient.
• Need to incorporate social and ethical (valoric) dimensions into medicine.

Purpose:

• To establish the necessity and urgency of a medical metatheory.
• To propose a framework for integrating diverse medical knowledge domains.
• To address the limitations of current medical theoretical structures.

Summary:

• Proposes a medical metatheory to address the expanding scope of medical knowledge.
• Advocates for integrating social and valoric dimensions into the core of medicine.
• Suggests a dialogic model for 'metamedicine' to confront ethos, psyche, and soma as human science discourses.

Impact:

• Provides a theoretical foundation for a more holistic approach to medicine.
• Encourages interdisciplinary dialogue in understanding health and disease.
• Facilitates a more comprehensive understanding of human well-being within a scientific context.