Identity, Biomedical Technology, and Placebo Effects

Mitrović, Veselin (2025) Identity, Biomedical Technology, and Placebo Effects. In: Placebo in Controlled Clinical Trials: Where We Do Stand? ”Vasile Goldiș” University Press, Arad, pp. 72-86. ISBN 978-973-664-993-6

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Abstract

This chapter deals with the bioethical and social potential of the placebo effects through three relevant and interconnected cases: identity, biomedical technologies, and autonomy. It is emphasized that Identities are constructed in interaction with or reflection based on our belief in the way other social actors perceive us. According to this stance, our identity and autonomy are built through the influence of the reflections of the other. Having in mind the right of the patient to choose their own identity is part of the principle of respect for autonomy; the placebo effect could be viewed as a powerful means of constructing someone else identity and, consequently, autonomy. Whether or not the placebo is justified, this chapter analyses its potential to transcend facticity and reach

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