Medicine among mètis, phrónesis and tèchne

Fernando Rosa; Alessandra Parodi

doi:10.4081/mem.2010.224

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Vol. 59 No. 1 (2010)

https://doi.org/10.4081/mem.2010.224

Medicine among mètis, phrónesis and tèchne

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Published: 28 February 2010

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PhronÃ©sis, tÃ©chne, diagnosi, mÃ©tis, Evidence Based Medicine (EBM), conoscenza casistica, scienza, arte, valore / PhrÃ³nesis, diagnosis, casuistic knowledge, science, art, values

Authors

Fernando Rosa

rosa-fern@tiscali.it

Medico di Medicina Generale, Azienda Sanitaria Locale 2 "Savonese", Savona, Italy.

Alessandra Parodi

Dottore di ricerca in Filosofia della scienza, Università di Heidelberg, Germany.

Viene discusso il complesso stato della medicina come scienza/conoscenza e arte/attività a partire dai concetti greci di phrónesis (prudenza) e mètis (astuzia) e tèchne (abilità pratica). Alla luce di questa disamina si sostiene che la medicina, in quanto attività pratica ma anche in quanto forma di conoscenza, non può operare prescindendo dai valori e dalle relazioni umane.
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The complex status of medicine as science/knowledge and art/activity is discussed by means of the Greek concepts of phrónesis (prudence), mètis (cunning) and tèchne (skill). Moreover, we argue that medicine, as a practical activity but also as a form of knowledge, cannot but operate in a net of values and human relations.