The unprejudiced observer is a concept described by Hahnemann in the “Organon” in the aphorism six and constituted an important foundation of homeopathic practice. Hahnemann describes the unprejudiced observer as someone whose view of reality is not influence, control or cloud by any personal beliefs, opinions or any other theories. For him, the unprejudiced observer is free from biases when dealing with sickness and notice only perceptible signs and symptoms that are the only true representation of a disease.
According to Dr. Hahnemann, to truly understand the disease and to successfully treat and cure the patient, we must look at the sickness through the eyes of the open-minded practitioner. In his belief, the unbiased medical observer is …show more content…
I let my prejudice guide the case and distorted the true picture of the disease. I assumed something that may not be a true description of the case and I failed to notice something that in fact may have had very important value to the case. As you can see from above example, our personal beliefs, opinions, assumptions and judgments about ourselves and world around us that we develop and build up through all of our life may and will profoundly influence our perception of the reality around us and in the clinical setting our perception of the disease and eventually the prescription of remedy. Is there anything we can do to prevent it? Hahnemann give us this advice: “This capability of observing accurately is never quite an innate faculty; it must be chiefly acquired by practice, by refining and regulating the perceptions of the senses, that is to say, by exercising a severe criticism in regard to the rapid impressions we obtain of external objects, and at the same time the necessary coolness, calmness, and firmness of judgment must be preserved, together with a constant distrust of our own powers of apprehension.” Furthermore, he also advocates reading classical titles from Greek and Roman literature to help us with better communication of our feelings and sensations. He proposes to acquire knowledge of mathematics and learn faculty of drawing from nature to increase our awareness of the world around
According to Dr. Hahnemann, to truly understand the disease and to successfully treat and cure the patient, we must look at the sickness through the eyes of the open-minded practitioner. In his belief, the unbiased medical observer is …show more content…
I let my prejudice guide the case and distorted the true picture of the disease. I assumed something that may not be a true description of the case and I failed to notice something that in fact may have had very important value to the case. As you can see from above example, our personal beliefs, opinions, assumptions and judgments about ourselves and world around us that we develop and build up through all of our life may and will profoundly influence our perception of the reality around us and in the clinical setting our perception of the disease and eventually the prescription of remedy. Is there anything we can do to prevent it? Hahnemann give us this advice: “This capability of observing accurately is never quite an innate faculty; it must be chiefly acquired by practice, by refining and regulating the perceptions of the senses, that is to say, by exercising a severe criticism in regard to the rapid impressions we obtain of external objects, and at the same time the necessary coolness, calmness, and firmness of judgment must be preserved, together with a constant distrust of our own powers of apprehension.” Furthermore, he also advocates reading classical titles from Greek and Roman literature to help us with better communication of our feelings and sensations. He proposes to acquire knowledge of mathematics and learn faculty of drawing from nature to increase our awareness of the world around