The "mechanistic" paradigm of modem western medicine: an anthropological perspective

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Autor(a) principal: Queiroz, Marcos de Souza
Data de Publicação: 1986
Tipo de documento: Artigo
Idioma: por
Título da fonte: Revista de Saúde Pública
Texto Completo: https://www.revistas.usp.br/rsp/article/view/23368
Resumo: The dominant "mechanistic" paradigm of modern western medicine was analysed from an anthropological point of view. Some critical comments on the positivistic posture which underlies this paradigm were made, as well as a historical overview of how it has developed (dominating medical perception of health, disease and therapeutics) up to its present crisis. An analysis of some "primitive" and "popular" medical systems showing how they incorporated social elements into strategies of treatment and cure was also made. It was emphasised that modern western medicine needs to recover its social and cultural dimensions in order to overcome its present crisis. In this sense, looking to history as well as to "primitive" and "popular" medical systems has the aim of contributing to this search.
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spelling The "mechanistic" paradigm of modem western medicine: an anthropological perspective O paradigma mecanicista da medicina ocidental moderna: uma perspectiva antropológica AnthropologymedicalMedicinetraditionalHistory of medicineAntropologia da medicinaMedicina tradicionalHistória da medicina The dominant "mechanistic" paradigm of modern western medicine was analysed from an anthropological point of view. Some critical comments on the positivistic posture which underlies this paradigm were made, as well as a historical overview of how it has developed (dominating medical perception of health, disease and therapeutics) up to its present crisis. An analysis of some "primitive" and "popular" medical systems showing how they incorporated social elements into strategies of treatment and cure was also made. It was emphasised that modern western medicine needs to recover its social and cultural dimensions in order to overcome its present crisis. In this sense, looking to history as well as to "primitive" and "popular" medical systems has the aim of contributing to this search. Objetivou-se analisar, sob um ponto de vista antropológico, o paradigma "mecanicista" dominante na medicina ocidental moderna. Faz-se comentário crítico sobre o positivismo que sustenta este paradigma. Foi mostrado também como ele desenvolveu-se historicamente a ponto de dominar a percepção médica sobre saúde, doença e terapêutica, e como essa percepção deixou modernamente de compreender um amplo espectro da realidade a que se propõe compreender. Foram analisados alguns sistemas médicos "populares" e "primitivos", mostrando como eles incorporam o social no campo da medicina. Enfatiza-se a necessidade da medicina ocidental moderna recuperar o social e o cultural (como dimensões que moldam inevitavelmente a doença, os tratamentos e a cura) para sair da crise em que se encontra. Nesse sentido, recorrer à história e aos sistemas médicos "populares" e "primitivos" tem o propósito de contribuir para isso. Universidade de São Paulo. Faculdade de Saúde Pública1986-08-01info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionapplication/pdfhttps://www.revistas.usp.br/rsp/article/view/2336810.1590/S0034-89101986000400007Revista de Saúde Pública; Vol. 20 No. 4 (1986); 309-317 Revista de Saúde Pública; Vol. 20 Núm. 4 (1986); 309-317 Revista de Saúde Pública; v. 20 n. 4 (1986); 309-317 1518-87870034-8910reponame:Revista de Saúde Públicainstname:Universidade de São Paulo (USP)instacron:USPporhttps://www.revistas.usp.br/rsp/article/view/23368/25398Copyright (c) 2017 Revista de Saúde Públicainfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessQueiroz, Marcos de Souza2012-05-28T16:24:36Zoai:revistas.usp.br:article/23368Revistahttps://www.revistas.usp.br/rsp/indexONGhttps://www.revistas.usp.br/rsp/oairevsp@org.usp.br||revsp1@usp.br1518-87870034-8910opendoar:2012-05-28T16:24:36Revista de Saúde Pública - Universidade de São Paulo (USP)false
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv The "mechanistic" paradigm of modem western medicine: an anthropological perspective
O paradigma mecanicista da medicina ocidental moderna: uma perspectiva antropológica
title The "mechanistic" paradigm of modem western medicine: an anthropological perspective
spellingShingle The "mechanistic" paradigm of modem western medicine: an anthropological perspective
Queiroz, Marcos de Souza
Anthropology
medical
Medicine
traditional
History of medicine
Antropologia da medicina
Medicina tradicional
História da medicina
title_short The "mechanistic" paradigm of modem western medicine: an anthropological perspective
title_full The "mechanistic" paradigm of modem western medicine: an anthropological perspective
title_fullStr The "mechanistic" paradigm of modem western medicine: an anthropological perspective
title_full_unstemmed The "mechanistic" paradigm of modem western medicine: an anthropological perspective
title_sort The "mechanistic" paradigm of modem western medicine: an anthropological perspective
author Queiroz, Marcos de Souza
author_facet Queiroz, Marcos de Souza
author_role author
dc.contributor.author.fl_str_mv Queiroz, Marcos de Souza
dc.subject.por.fl_str_mv Anthropology
medical
Medicine
traditional
History of medicine
Antropologia da medicina
Medicina tradicional
História da medicina
topic Anthropology
medical
Medicine
traditional
History of medicine
Antropologia da medicina
Medicina tradicional
História da medicina
description The dominant "mechanistic" paradigm of modern western medicine was analysed from an anthropological point of view. Some critical comments on the positivistic posture which underlies this paradigm were made, as well as a historical overview of how it has developed (dominating medical perception of health, disease and therapeutics) up to its present crisis. An analysis of some "primitive" and "popular" medical systems showing how they incorporated social elements into strategies of treatment and cure was also made. It was emphasised that modern western medicine needs to recover its social and cultural dimensions in order to overcome its present crisis. In this sense, looking to history as well as to "primitive" and "popular" medical systems has the aim of contributing to this search.
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