Ethical and Social Criticism of Bio-medicine Paradigm with Emphasis on Interaction between Medical Sciences and Humanities

The necessity of synergy between medical and non-medical disciplines is among the intersubjective categories discussed by most of sociologists. The efficiency of health and treatment approach is subject to safeguarding other human aspects, besides life aspects, under the concept of “total man”. . This requires interdisciplinary approach and application of different philosophies in the process of socialization of actors of health system, because dealing with extra-vital themes, under the paradigmatic domination of positivism, seems to be almost impossible. The main hypothesis of the present research is that in case the bio-medicine, as a specific aspect of sacred knowledge, is taken into consideration, it is expected that “marginalization of ethics in medicine”, which has inflicted damages such as “reduction of treatment from wisdom to technique”, “medicalization of society”, and “commoditization of services”, will be effectively removed. Elimination of the consequences stemming from unjustifiable centrality of bio-medicine approach is subject to introduction of a new formulation of medical sciences and humanities in a comprehensive unity. The reformation of those educational structures that have evolved based on separation of different disciplines will be the starting point of these reforms, which will be materialized within the framework of integration of higher education system. The present paper, based on interface between “specialized preferences in bio-medicine paradigm” and “man’s extra-vital needs” is an attempt, through content analysis of qualitative data, to identify the related themes and also offer interpretative understandings based on the said hypothesis, through emphasis on organic solidarity between medical sciences and humanities.