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PERSON-CENTRED CARE AS SCIENCE? Vulnerable persons and “broken” ontologies in an age of hermeneutics. Passed

Wednesday May 15, 2024 16:30 - 17:30 J2

Presenter: Bengt Kristensson Uggla

Track: Theoretical Perspectives

The aim of this session is to explain why a conception of person-centred care based on Phenomenology needs to incorporate profound elements from Naturalism – and why both these predominant knowledge cultures need to give up their foundationalist claims – in order to cope with the conditions that make us human. Starting from my book Science as a Quest for Truth: The Interpretation Lab (2019, in English 2024), I will elaborate on an alternative “broken” ontology that invites philosophy of science to focus on “laboratories of interpretations” and practical knowledge as a guarantee for a sustainable quest for truth. Person-centred care, acknowledged as an ethical aim combining teleological and deontological perspectives, motivates a new focus on the well-informed judgement of the profession in health care. Thus, the two questions, “What makes us human?” and “What is science?”, need to be correlated if we really are interested in “knowledge(s) and innovations for health in changing societies” – as well as changing sciences! This particular convergent conceptualization of both person-centred care and philosophy of science, mainly inspired by Paul Ricoeur (1913-2005), has also been one of the sources of inspiration within the Gothenburg Centre for Person-Centred Care. 

Language

English

Seminar type

Pre-recorded + On-site

Lecture type

Presentation

Conference

GCPCC

Lecturers

Bengt Kristensson Uggla Presenter

Amos Anderson Professor in Philosophy, Culture, and Management
GPCC / Åbo Akademi University