Demokratyzacja debaty publicznej nad medycyną niekonwencjonalną
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2013
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Wydawnictwo UAM
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The Democratization of the Public Debate on Alternative Medicine
Abstract
Article discusses problem of public debate on alternative medicine. Following
B. Latour author claim that our public sphere still can be described by so called
„modernist constitution”. Latour holds that distinction between political representation
belonging to society and epistemological representation belonging to nature is one of
the modern constitution’s most important dichotomies. In article author claims that
discussion with alternative medicine should not be conducted from theoretical position
(philosophy of science), because is still entangled in modernist presumptions. Instead
author propose „lowering the tone” (S. Shapin) and focuses on social practice. Author
suggest that we should try to think about alternative medicine outside of „modernist
constitution”. Social Studies of Science shows clearly that if we succeed in this task,alternative medicine can be a useful allies in a process of democratization of science
and medicine.
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unconventional medicine, public debate, modernist constitution
Citation
Studia Metodologiczne, tom 30, pp. 239-266
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978-83-232-2629-1