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Two key themes structure the work of French philosopher of science Gilbert Simondon: the processes of individuation and the nature of technical objects. Moreover, these two themes are also at the heart of contemporary debates within Ethics and Bioethics. Indeed, the question of the individual is a key concern in both Virtue Ethics and Feminist Ethics of Care, while the hyper-technical reality of the present stage of medical technology is a key reason for both the urgency for and the success (...) |
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In "Medicine and Colonialism," Frantz Fanon critically implicates several impasses that arise from the provision of medicine under contexts of colonialism. His essay offers a critical appraisal of medical care in Algeria from the perspective of a health care provider who is himself also subject to racist hierarchies of difference under French colonial rule. Drawing from his experiences as a clinician, Fanon argues that developing trusting relationships of care between patients and providers often becomes nearly impossible under conditions of colonial (...) |
