Supermen in Today's Knowledge-Oriented E-Society: Case of Reconstructive Surgery

Professor Ahčan, the knowledge society opens new possibilities, an escape from the digitalised, virtual and "unhuman" context of post-modern, digital holographic e-societies. What is your strict and scientific definition of knowledge?

In medicine, knowledge is addressed as "evidence-based medicine", profoundly rooted in neutral data collection with body-time narratives. Yes, the body is our domain, the biology perspective, chemistry foundation and psychology just a supplementary science. We need to act, react, heal and rescue. Our knowledge is always supported with real life cases and requirements, and the luxury of philosophical thinking, though attractive and meaningful, is an open space for wonder, laughter and feelings of belonging in rare and special moments. That comes along with my family, my wife and two daughters, and good friends, where my mind is...