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Le défi contemporain dans le domaine de la santé est indéniablement de penser la création d’une intégration humain-environnement favorable à la santé. Cet article présente la perspective philosophique de l’ICU et la notion d’impératif cosmique qui amène les êtres humains à être créatifs dans leur rapport à la nature. Il propose, dans un premier temps, la consolidation de l’exégèse des évolutions internes de la théorie de Roy, ainsi que le repérage des influences l’ayant infléchie. Les postulats épistémologiques et philosophiques sur lesquels s’est construite la théorie de Roy sont précisés, puis l’évolution de la pensée de Roy est décrite en trois moments principaux. Dans un deuxième temps, l’article décrit et explique les ouvertures épistémologiques que la théorie de Roy permet du point de vue de problématiques sanitaires actuelles, notamment celle de la médecine environnementale – dans une perspective macro-méso-micro de santé mondiale. La pensée de Roy s’inscrit dans la question du tournant actuel de la discipline infirmière (cure-care-healing) et dans celle de la définition de son focus. La théorie de Roy résiste à des évolutions théoriques actuelles qu’elle permet de décrire et d’interroger sous un modèle fructueux pour les chercheurs.
The contemporary challenge in the field of health is undeniably that of devising a way to integrate humans and the environment that is beneficial to health. This article presents the universal cosmic imperative (UCI) philosophical perspective and the notion of the cosmic imperative that leads human beings to be creative in their relationship to nature. It begins by consolidating the exegesis of the internal evolution of Roy’s theory and identifying its influences. The epistemological and philosophical postulates upon which Roy’s theory was built are specified, and then the evolution of Roy’s thought is described in three main phases. The article then moves on to describe and explain the epistemological openings that Roy’s theory allows from the point of view of current health issues, especially environmental medicine, in a macro-meso-micro perspective of global health. Roy’s thinking is part of the question of the current turning point in the discipline of nursing (cure-care-healing) and the definition of its focus. Roy’s theory resists current theoretical developments, which it allows us to describe and question in a pattern that is fruitful for researchers.
The contemporary challenge in the field of health is undeniably that of devising a way to integrate humans and the environment that is beneficial to health. This article presents the universal cosmic imperative (UCI) philosophical perspective and the notion of the cosmic imperative that leads human beings to be creative in their relationship to nature. It begins by consolidating the exegesis of the internal evolution of Roy’s theory and identifying its influences. The epistemological and philosophical postulates upon which Roy’s theory was built are specified, and then the evolution of Roy’s thought is described in three main phases. The article then moves on to describe and explain the epistemological openings that Roy’s theory allows from the point of view of current health issues, especially environmental medicine, in a macro-meso-micro perspective of global health. Roy’s thinking is part of the question of the current turning point in the discipline of nursing (cure-care-healing) and the definition of its focus. Roy’s theory resists current theoretical developments, which it allows us to describe and question in a pattern that is fruitful for researchers.