From"Objectification"to"Humanistic Return":Alienation and Reconstruction of Doctor Patient Relationship from the Perspective of Marxist Communication Theory
Zhao Jia-xuan
Xu Tong
Wang Jian
Abstract：In the development process of modern healthcare,the doctor-patient relationship is influenced by multiple factors such as economic logic,administrative power,and technological rationality,showing a certain degree of instrumentalization and alienation.The Marxist theory of communication provides a critical foundation for understanding and reconstructing doctor-patient relationships,and combined with the reconstruction dimension of Habermas' theory of communicative action,it helps to address the challenges currently faced by doctor-patient relationships.The study analyzes the alienation mechanism of doctor-patient relationship from ontology,media,ethics and other dimensions,proposes to draw on Habermas' principle of communicative rationality,integrate Chinese medical practice,and promote the return of doctor-patient relationship from"material relationship"to"human relationship"through institutional optimization,subject cultivation and cultural reconstruction,providing ethical basis for building a harmonious doctor-patient relationship with Chinese characteristics.
Keywords：Marxist communication theoryDoctor-patient relationshipEthics
Publication Date：2025-12-20
Online Publishing Date：2026-01-22(First online date of this platform, not the publication date of the document)
Pages：8( 64-71 )