2010
DOI: 10.1590/s0103-73312010000200011
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Corpo e vida: a crítica de Hannah Arendt à modernidade científica

Abstract: O presente artigo analisa as categorias de corpo e vida no pensamento de Hannah Arendt no contexto da crítica que a autora faz ao cientificismo moderno. Partindo da apresentação de alguns aspectos centrais da crítica arendtiana, passa-se a discutir em que medida essa crítica pode ser útil na discussão contemporânea acerca do biologismo e do mundo biotecnológico. Finalmente, tenta-se mostrar a radicalidade do pensamento da autora sobre o corpo e vida na sua relação com o conceito de corpo e vida da medicina tra… Show more

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“…From this new scientific rationality, biomedicine progressively appropriates life, body and health, establishing biological normality and standardizing behaviors 15,[17][18][19] . This knowledge transformed into technique not only spreads, but penetrates and perpetuates the minds and bodies of individuals, calling for the proper use of biological energies in order to achieve a productive, healthy and responsible life 20 . Under this mathematical outlook, the science of Nutrition rationalizes the act of eating, evinces the energy balances and the chemical composition of the diet -these are no longer naively called "food", but usually and mistakenly "demonized".…”
Section: The Body and A Healthy Lifestylementioning
confidence: 99%
“…From this new scientific rationality, biomedicine progressively appropriates life, body and health, establishing biological normality and standardizing behaviors 15,[17][18][19] . This knowledge transformed into technique not only spreads, but penetrates and perpetuates the minds and bodies of individuals, calling for the proper use of biological energies in order to achieve a productive, healthy and responsible life 20 . Under this mathematical outlook, the science of Nutrition rationalizes the act of eating, evinces the energy balances and the chemical composition of the diet -these are no longer naively called "food", but usually and mistakenly "demonized".…”
Section: The Body and A Healthy Lifestylementioning
confidence: 99%