Call Me Doctor? Confessions of a Hospital Philosopher
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Moreno, Jonathan D.
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Journal of Medical Humanities. 1991 Winter; 12(4): 183-196.
Abstract
Accustomed as many of us have become in the era of clinical bioethics to the idea of a "hospital philosopher", on reflection the historical novelty of the role is astonishing, as are its ambiguities. As a result of considering my own experience I found myself writing this miniature intellectual autobiography. In the course of this essay I raise two specific questions: what can the Western philosophical tradition contribute to the clinical setting; and (a question that is rarely asked), what are the implications of this experience for that tradition?
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1991Subject
Allowing to Die; Bioethics; Clinical Ethics; Communication; Competence; Consultation; Decision Making; Disease; Education; Ethical Theory; Ethicists; Ethics; Ethics Committees; Ethics Consultation; Hospitals; Interdisciplinary Communication; Interprofessional Relations; Medicine; Patient Care; Physicians; Professional Competence; Virtues;
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Call Me Doctor? Confessions of a Hospital Philosopher
Moreno, Jonathan D. (1991)Accustomed as many of us have become in the era of clinical bioethics to the idea of a "hospital philosopher", on reflection the historical novelty of the role is astonishing, as are its ambiguities. As a result of ...