PHIL 2030 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Medical Model, Psychosexual Development, Equal Protection Clause

• School: University of Guelph
• Department: Philosophy
• Course: PHIL 2030
• Professor: Maya Goldenberg

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Engelhardt(cid:495)s thesis (cid:498))n short, the disease of masturbation indicates that evaluations play a role in the development of explanatory models and that this may not be an isolated phenomenon. (cid:499) (cid:523)p. (cid:853)(cid:853)(cid:524) Reading: the disease of masturbation: values and the concept of disease by englehardt. Medicine judges what the human organism should be. (cid:498)what(cid:495)s good for one(cid:495)s soul(cid:499) vs. (cid:498)one(cid:495)s health(cid:499) is bad thinking. We translate moral issue into medical terms to relieve the moral opprobrium associated with it i. e. alcoholism. Framework of healthcare (cid:498)wasn(cid:495)t value free rather structured by values and expectation of the times(cid:499) Masturbation is an example of the (cid:498)value-laden nature of science(cid:499) Signs and symptoms fit a wide range of maladies but were classified thus one could be quick to go from observation to explanation (cid:523)the people could(cid:495)ve had something else(cid:524) (cid:498)values influence the purpose and direction of investigations and treatment(cid:499) (cid:498)medicine is not real, but one we create(cid:499)