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Krankheit und Sinn – einige philosophische Unterscheidungen
DEFINITION OF THE PROBLEM: Is it meaningful to have a disease?—Apparently, this is an odd question. It is often assumed, however, that diseases can have meaning. ARGUMENTS: In the article differences in the meaning of the term in question (“Sinn”) are distinguished: linguistic meaning, purposes or m...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8446467/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34548755 http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00481-021-00659-6 |
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description | DEFINITION OF THE PROBLEM: Is it meaningful to have a disease?—Apparently, this is an odd question. It is often assumed, however, that diseases can have meaning. ARGUMENTS: In the article differences in the meaning of the term in question (“Sinn”) are distinguished: linguistic meaning, purposes or motives, meaning in a narrative and contributions to the meaning of life. The last two interpretations, in particular, are of utmost importance: acceptance of disease as a part of life and disease as an impetus to reflect on the meaning of one’s life as a whole. CONCLUSIONS: In the latter sense, diseases might help us to lead a more meaningful life. However, diseases might also make it evident that ultimately there is absolutely no hope to lead a meaningful life. |
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spelling | pubmed-84464672021-09-17 Krankheit und Sinn – einige philosophische Unterscheidungen Stoecker, Ralf Ethik Med Originalarbeit DEFINITION OF THE PROBLEM: Is it meaningful to have a disease?—Apparently, this is an odd question. It is often assumed, however, that diseases can have meaning. ARGUMENTS: In the article differences in the meaning of the term in question (“Sinn”) are distinguished: linguistic meaning, purposes or motives, meaning in a narrative and contributions to the meaning of life. The last two interpretations, in particular, are of utmost importance: acceptance of disease as a part of life and disease as an impetus to reflect on the meaning of one’s life as a whole. CONCLUSIONS: In the latter sense, diseases might help us to lead a more meaningful life. However, diseases might also make it evident that ultimately there is absolutely no hope to lead a meaningful life. Springer Berlin Heidelberg 2021-09-17 2021 /pmc/articles/PMC8446467/ /pubmed/34548755 http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00481-021-00659-6 Text en © The Author(s) 2021 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Open Access Dieser Artikel wird unter der Creative Commons Namensnennung 4.0 International Lizenz veröffentlicht, welche die Nutzung, Vervielfältigung, Bearbeitung, Verbreitung und Wiedergabe in jeglichem Medium und Format erlaubt, sofern Sie den/die ursprünglichen Autor(en) und die Quelle ordnungsgemäß nennen, einen Link zur Creative Commons Lizenz beifügen und angeben, ob Änderungen vorgenommen wurden. Die in diesem Artikel enthaltenen Bilder und sonstiges Drittmaterial unterliegen ebenfalls der genannten Creative Commons Lizenz, sofern sich aus der Abbildungslegende nichts anderes ergibt. Sofern das betreffende Material nicht unter der genannten Creative Commons Lizenz steht und die betreffende Handlung nicht nach gesetzlichen Vorschriften erlaubt ist, ist für die oben aufgeführten Weiterverwendungen des Materials die Einwilligung des jeweiligen Rechteinhabers einzuholen. Weitere Details zur Lizenz entnehmen Sie bitte der Lizenzinformation auf http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/deed.de (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) . |
spellingShingle | Originalarbeit Stoecker, Ralf Krankheit und Sinn – einige philosophische Unterscheidungen |
title | Krankheit und Sinn – einige philosophische Unterscheidungen |
title_full | Krankheit und Sinn – einige philosophische Unterscheidungen |
title_fullStr | Krankheit und Sinn – einige philosophische Unterscheidungen |
title_full_unstemmed | Krankheit und Sinn – einige philosophische Unterscheidungen |
title_short | Krankheit und Sinn – einige philosophische Unterscheidungen |
title_sort | krankheit und sinn – einige philosophische unterscheidungen |
topic | Originalarbeit |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8446467/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34548755 http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00481-021-00659-6 |
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