Lecture on the Philosophy of Medical Technology by Dr. Mehdi Moeinzadeh

Dr. Mehdi Moeinzadeh thinks within the tradition of continental philosophy and is a non-Fardid Heideggerian scholar. He has a low-key and unobtrusive presence in the public sphere, yet even this limited presence indicates his depth and erudition.

His lectures at certain sessions of "The Sudden Resurrection" at the Soroush Molana Institute, and the classes on "Reading Being and Time" and the lecture courses "Continental Philosophy of Science" and "Philosophy of the Humanities" at the Roozegar-e No Institute demonstrate his mastery of philosophical topics. On this occasion, one of his few available lectures, titled "The Philosophy of Medical Technology," is presented to those interested.

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Abstract: In this lecture, Dr. Moeinzadeh first outlines three different conceptions of technology, which are: 1. A completely neutral tool. 2. A tool that affects our lives and does not necessarily yield what we initially intended from it. 3. The third conception, which is from Heidegger, is: a stage of metaphysical thought and life. Metaphysics is the mode of thinking that has dominated human thought since Socrates; this mode of thinking, plus seeing the world mathematically, led to the emergence of technology. In the modern era, technology seeks to dominate and alter the world. In this context, medical technology has made health its subject, and with ever-increasing progress, it provides newer definitions of illness and health criteria, each time increasing the number of the sick. On the other hand, in the modern world, we are faced with the "medicalization" of all affairs, that is, seeing medically what was previously outside the scope of medicine, such as birth, death, marriage, eating, etc. From Heidegger's perspective, confronting technology is not about opposing and abandoning it, because technology is any kind of change (whether material or spiritual) in the world, and abandonment and struggle are also another form of change and thus inevitably a kind of technology themselves.

This lecture was delivered on November 11, 2013, at the philosophy of science seminars at Amirkabir University.

Note: This abstract is a free rendering and represents the listener's understanding of the lecture, not a precise summary of the speaker's words.

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Lecture on the Philosophy of Medical Technology by Dr. Mehdi Moeinzadeh

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Size: 25 MB.

Duration: 122 minutes.

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Sedanet recommends this lecture to all friends who contemplate technology and its consequences and effects, to those interested in continental philosophy, especially Heidegger's philosophy, and to physicians and staunch believers in modern medicine.

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