Why Medicine Needs a Theology of Monstrosity.

IF 1.3 3区 哲学 Q3 ETHICS Journal of Medicine and Philosophy Pub Date : 2022-11-21 DOI:10.1093/jmp/jhac020
Devan Stahl
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For centuries, philosophers and theologians debated the meaning of monstrous births. This article describes the debates that took place in the early modern period concerning the origins of monstrous births and examines how they might be relevant to our understanding of disability today. I begin with the central questions that accompanied the birth of conjoined twins in the early 17th century as well as the theological origins of those questions. I then show the shifts that occurred in philosophical debate in the 18th century, which reveal the changing understanding of God's interaction with creation, as well as the burgeoning medical responses to monstrous births. By reexamining these earlier debates, I claim some of the earlier questions posed by philosophers and theologians have been neglected but remain relevant in bioethics debates concerning how best to consider and treat newborns with certain disabilities.

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为什么医学需要一个怪物神学。
几个世纪以来,哲学家和神学家一直在争论畸形出生的意义。这篇文章描述了发生在现代早期关于畸形出生起源的争论,并探讨了它们如何与我们今天对残疾的理解相关。我从17世纪早期伴随连体双胞胎诞生的核心问题以及这些问题的神学起源开始。然后,我展示了18世纪哲学辩论中发生的变化,这些变化揭示了人们对上帝与创造之间相互作用的理解的变化,以及对畸形出生的迅速发展的医学反应。通过重新审视这些早期的辩论,我认为哲学家和神学家提出的一些早期问题被忽视了,但在关于如何最好地考虑和治疗患有某些残疾的新生儿的生物伦理学辩论中仍然相关。
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期刊介绍: This bimonthly publication explores the shared themes and concerns of philosophy and the medical sciences. Central issues in medical research and practice have important philosophical dimensions, for, in treating disease and promoting health, medicine involves presuppositions about human goals and values. Conversely, the concerns of philosophy often significantly relate to those of medicine, as philosophers seek to understand the nature of medical knowledge and the human condition in the modern world. In addition, recent developments in medical technology and treatment create moral problems that raise important philosophical questions. The Journal of Medicine and Philosophy aims to provide an ongoing forum for the discussion of such themes and issues.
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