Nutrology: a specialty in the light of Aristotle’s theory of virtues
This essay defends nutrology from Aristotle’s theory of virtues, focusing on the concept of prudence(phrónesis). It is argued that medicine, and, by extension, nutrology, is a form of practical prudence,crucial for the integral treatment of patients. The text explores how rational action in medicine...
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| Tipo de recurso: | artículo |
| Estado: | Versión publicada |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2024 |
| País: | Brasil |
| Institución: | Conselho Federal de Medicina (CFM) |
| Repositorio: | Revista Bioética (online) |
| Idioma: | portugués inglés español |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:ojs.emnuvens.com.br:article/3705 |
| Acceso en línea: | https://revistabioetica.cfm.org.br/revista_bioetica/article/view/3705 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palabra clave: | Nutrology virtues Aristotle Doctrine Prudence Phronesis Bioethics Nutrología virtud Aristoteles Doctrina Prudencia Fronesis Bioetica Nutrologia Virtude Doutrina Prudência Frônese |
| Sumario: | This essay defends nutrology from Aristotle’s theory of virtues, focusing on the concept of prudence(phrónesis). It is argued that medicine, and, by extension, nutrology, is a form of practical prudence,crucial for the integral treatment of patients. The text explores how rational action in medicine isinformed by a goal, which has prudence as a vital element to apply general principles in specific actions.Medical diagnosis, perfectible and discursive, is examined as a process that aligns the physician’s mentalrepresentations with the patient’s context. Therapy is presented as a series of actions that inducedesired organic responses, with medical prudence directing the choice of treatments. It is concludedthat medicine, including nutrology, represents a specific prudence, justified by the need for specializedapproaches to nutritional disorders and diseases. |
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