Beyond Stereotypes. Knowledge and Medical Care in the Man-Animal Relationship

• Authors: Cattaruzza Serena , Tosolini Paolo
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

The possible contribution that the figure of the veterinarian provides to a progressive clarification of the knowledge inherent in the animal subject can be highlighted by an epistemological reflection which throws into relief the distinctive modes of approach and the most suitable curative procedures. At the same time a comparison between such procedures and the methods developed by different contemporary philosophicalscientific sectors, including those of the human sciences, could prove instructive in reporting the junctions and obligatory crossings of common problems.

Keywords

EN

abduction; abstractive relevance; animal behaviour; animal wellbeing; clinical reasoning; diagnosis; evolution; ethology; Gestalt psychology; nosography; POA (Problem Oriented Approach); productive thinking; symptoms

• Publisher: Instytut Filozofii i Socjologii Polskiej Akademii Nauk; Fundacja Filozofia Na Rzecz Dialogu
• Journal: Dialogue and Universalism
• Year: 2014
• Issue: 2
• Pages: 125-147

Contributors

author

Cattaruzza Serena

• Department of Life Sciences — University of Trieste

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Tosolini Paolo

• Biologist, Veterinarian — Udine