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Review Fromm, E.: The Revolution of Hope. Toward a Humanized Technology (1968a, Serbocroatic)
(1979)
Frommovo shvacenje covjeka
(1979)
Erich Fromm
(1979)
Review Fromm, E.: The Revolution of Hope. Toward a Humanized Technology (1968a, Serbocroatic)
(1979)
If the cultivation of love (E. FROMM called it >brotherly feeling<) is the ideal function of medicine as a human activity, an analysis of the condition of modern medicine reveals that its moral integrity has been severely damaged. According to some radical critics (eg, I. Ilich) the real function of modern medicine is the preservation of the technical and industrial civilization and only Seconarily the preservation of health. As it becomes more scientific and specialized, medicine turns into a health industry. The possibilities of humanizing the relationship between physician and patient within the realm of modern medicine are explored. Some empirical data from Yugoslav health institutions are cited which suggest that 87 percent of Yugoslav medical students have chosen their vocation for its material benefits; medical schools are criticized for fostering a spirit of competition contrary to the altruistic orientation of medical science.