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Indian J Med Ethics ; 20112 Jul-Sept;9 (3):211
Article in English | IMSEAR | ID: sea-181365

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Ever since the first organ transplant was successfully performed in the 1950s, controversies surrounding the scope and consequences of this medical intervention have attracted more attention than its potential human benefit. While the medical world finds in it the potential to provide effective treatment for end state organ failure, the various steps involved in the treatment? selection of donor and recipient, the process and stages of decision making, the diverse cultural and religious practices and beliefs – raise complex ethical challenges. Religious institutions often view the very idea of organ transplantation skeptically. Yet it has evolved as a widely accepted medical practice and continues to give hope to millions of patients, across the world, who suffer from potentially life-threatening ailments.

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Acta bioeth ; 16(1): 31-39, jun. 2010.
Article in English | LILACS | ID: lil-581967

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It is often said that in Ayurveda, the Indian science of medicine, the scientific concerns are muddled up with religious and metaphysical convictions. This paper reies to show how while retaining the experiential route of science intact, Ayurveda shares certain imporant concerns with religion and philosophy in India. It affirms that this ultimately has helped Ayurveda successfully avoiding the problems associated with multiple ontologies--owing to a separation of science from values. This paper will examine some important religious assumptions that play vital role in the conception and practice of the science of Ayurveda and how such approaches contributed in developing and integraing a strong code of medical ethics into the practice of medicine. The first section of the paper will bring out the experiential route of Ayurveda. The second section examines the concepts of disease and health/wellbeing in Ayurveda, in order to bring tout the ethical outlook ingrained in it. The thirs section will analyse some fundamental postulates for Indian ethics and attempts to show that with the Vedic conception of Rita -cosmic moral order- Ayurveda uniquely defines itself as a way of physical, mental and ethical living, which aims at a very comprehensive notion of wellbeing.


Se dice a menudo que en Ayurveda, en la ciencia de la medicina India, se encuentran entremezcladas las preocupaciones científicas con convicciones religiosas y metafísicas. Este artículo trata de mostrar que, manteniendo intacta la ruta experimental de la ciencia, Ayurveda comparte ciertas preocupaciones importantes de la religión y la filosofía en la India. Afirma que esto definitivamente ha ayudado a Ayurveda a evitar con éxito problemas asociados con ontologías múltiples, debido a la separación de la ciencia con los valores. Examina algunos presupuestos religiosos importantes que juegan un papel vital en la concepción y práctica de la ciencia de Ayurveda y cómo tales aproximaciones contribuyeron a desarrollar e integrar un fuerte código de ética médica en la práctica de la medicina. La primera sección del artículo presenta la ruta experiencial de Ayurveda. La segunda, los conceptos de enfermedad y salud/bienestar en Ayurveda para extraer los aspectos éticos integrados. La tercera analiza algunos postulados fundamentales de la ética India y trata de mostrar que, con la concepción Védica de Rita -orden moral cósmico-, Ayurveda se define de forma única como un modo de vida físico, mental y ético, que apunta a una noción comprensiva del bienestar.


Afirmase com frequência que, na Ayurveda, a ciência da medicina Indiana, encontram-se mescladas as preocupações científicas com convicções religiosas e metafísicas. Este artigo objetiva mostrar que, mantendo intacto o caminho experimental da ciência, Ayurveda compartilha certas preocupações importantes da religião e da filosofia na Índia. Afirma que isso definitivamente tem ajudado a Ayurveda a evitar problemas associados com as ontologias múltiplas - separando a ciência dos valores. Examina alguns pressupostos religiosos importantes que julgam ter papel vital na concepção e prática da ciência de Ayurveda e, como tal, aproximações que contribuem para o desenvolvimento e a forte integração do código de ética médica na prática da medicina. A primeira parte deste artigo apresenta a rota experiencial de Ayurveda. A segunda, as concepções de enfermidade e saúde/bem-estar na Ayurveda para, então, identificar os aspectos éticos integrados. A terceira analisa alguns postulados fundamentais da ética Indiana e mostra que, com a concepção Védica de Rita -ordem moral cósmica-, Ayurveda se define de forma única como um modo de vida físico, mental e ético, apontando uma noção compreensiva de bem-estar.


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Humans , Bioethics , Medicine , Religion and Science , India
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