Personhood and Solidarity: What Kind of Personalized Medicine Do We Want?
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The concept of personalized medicine has attracted considerable criticism over recent years. Only a few studies, however, have questioned the meaning of the notion of the 'person' in this context. By leaving the meaning of this word unexplored, we risk taking on board two assumptions that are inherent in contemporary western thinking: first, that social practice can be reduced to decisions of individuals; and second, that people's actions are normally motivated by self-interest. Both assumptions are problematic in the context of medicine. One of the keys to realizing a form of personalization in medicine that fosters solidarity and is sensitive to people's needs lies in being cautious about what idea of personhood we use and promote.
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These practices can effectively render similarities between people more visible, which may be conducive for solidarity.
“However, these practices can effectively render similarities between people more visible-which may be conducive for solidarity (Walhof 2006;Prainsack 2014).”
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- Authors
- Prainsack, B.
- Affiliations
- King's College London (GB)
- Corresponding author
- Prainsack, Barbara
- ORCID
- Prainsack, Barbara
- Venue
- Personalized Medicine
- Publisher
- Informa UK Limited
- Published
- 2014-09
- Volume
- 11
- Issue
- 7
- Pages
- 651-657
- ISSN
- 1741-0541 (ISSN-L)
- 1744-828X
- OpenAlex
- W2124174934
- Cited by
- 51
- References
- 36
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- FWCI
- 3.63
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- green
- kclpure.kcl.ac.uk
- Licence
- other-oa
- Locations
- Personalized Medicine (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Research Portal (King's College London) (publishedVersion, other-oa)
- Funders
- Economic and Social Research Council (ES/I035854/1)
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Ethics and bioethics in healthcare
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Psychiatry and Mental health › Medicine, History, and Philosophy
- Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Neuroethics, Human Enhancement, Biomedical Innovations
- Keywords
- personhood, solidarity, social practices, individualism, self-interest, medical ethics, patient needs
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