Compassion in 21st century medicine: Is it sustainable?

Volume: 8, Issue: 4, Pages: 119 - 128
Published: Sep 16, 2013
Abstract
Philosophical and scientific understandings of compassion converge, both stressing its necessity for the moral life and human flourishing. I conceptualise a dynamic and frangible account of professional virtues, including compassion, and propose that mechanistic organisational systems of care and the biomedical paradigm create a strong risk of dehumanisation and the obliteration of compassion in healthcare. Additionally, the neoliberal market...
Paper Details
Title
Compassion in 21st century medicine: Is it sustainable?
Published Date
Sep 16, 2013
Volume
8
Issue
4
Pages
119 - 128
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