Friedman Samuel R, Rossi Diana
National Development and Research Institutes, Inc, New York, NY, USA,
Dialect Anthropol. 2011 Dec 1;35(4):403-427. doi: 10.1007/s10624-011-9222-1.
Epidemics have been important in human history. This article discusses epidemics as part of a metabolic dialectics of humanity within nature. The creative thoughts and actions of those people most threatened by HIV/AIDS, and the thoughts and actions of science, have shaped both each other and the virus. The virus has reacted through mutation in ways that mimic strategic intelligence. The dialectics of capital and states has shaped these interactions and, in some cases, been shaped by them. Practical action to minimize the harms epidemics do can be strengthened by understanding of these epidemics, and Marxist theory and practices can be strengthened by understanding the dialectics of public health and the struggles around it more fully.
流行病在人类历史上一直具有重要意义。本文将流行病作为人类在自然中的新陈代谢辩证法的一部分来进行探讨。那些受艾滋病毒/艾滋病威胁最大的人的创造性思想和行动,以及科学的思想和行动,相互塑造了彼此以及病毒。病毒通过变异做出反应,其方式类似于战略智慧。资本与国家的辩证法塑造了这些互动,在某些情况下,也受到这些互动的影响。通过对这些流行病的理解,可以加强将流行病危害降至最低的实际行动,而通过更全面地理解公共卫生的辩证法及其周围的斗争,可以加强马克思主义理论与实践。