DocumentCode
3251808
Title
The interpersonal significance of a fork: what biomedical engineering should do!
Author
Brown, Warren S.
Author_Institution
Graduate Sch. of Psychol., Fuller Theological Seminary, Pasadena, CA, USA
fYear
1998
fDate
15-17 Sep 1998
Firstpage
301
Lastpage
304
Abstract
The unique value to humankind of a project in biomedical engineering is to be found in its potential to restore the ability to experience deep and meaningful relationships. Thus, the ultimate goal of biomedical engineering is not just maintenance of physical life, or the amelioration of some aspect of physical disease or dysfunction, per se. Rather, what is done in these areas is ultimately to restore the person, as completely as possible, to the network of personal relationships
Keywords
biomedical engineering; philosophical aspects; biomedical engineering; dysfunction; personal relationships; physical disease; physical life; positive ethics; Accidents; Arm; Automobiles; Automotive engineering; Biomedical engineering; Books; Ethics; Humans; Psychology; Spinal cord injury;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Wescon/98
Conference_Location
Anaheim, CA
ISSN
1095-791X
Print_ISBN
0-7803-5078-2
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/WESCON.1998.716469
Filename
716469
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