Touch and technology: Two paradigms of patient care

Technology violates human dignity only to the extent that its use reduces persons to the moral status of objects. The prevalence of technology in health care is an extension of the scientific paradigm, in which the body is reduced to an object void of subjectivity. The empathie paradigm, in contrast...

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Published in:Journal of religion and health
Main Author: Gadow, Sally (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Springer Science + Business Media B. V. [1984]
In: Journal of religion and health
Further subjects:B Human Dignity
B Patient Care
B Health Care
B Moral Status
B Scientific Paradigm
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Summary:Technology violates human dignity only to the extent that its use reduces persons to the moral status of objects. The prevalence of technology in health care is an extension of the scientific paradigm, in which the body is reduced to an object void of subjectivity. The empathie paradigm, in contrast, is based upon the moral primacy of subjectivity. Empathic touch-as distinct from instrumental and philanthropic touch-establishes a clinical relation of intersubjectivity, affirming in patients the dignity and worth that morally distinguish persons from objects.
ISSN:1573-6571
Contains:Enthalten in: Journal of religion and health
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1007/BF00999900