Practical Reason and the Medical Art of Attending Suffering

The practice of clinical medicine involves not only the science of universal laws applied toward an intervention in disease but also the art of attending to someone's particular circumstances of suffering. However, while the scientific method is rigorous, the art of attending suffering remains...

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Main Author: Sirek, Ann (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: School [2018]
In: Toronto journal of theology
Year: 2018, Volume: 34, Issue: 2, Pages: 159-172
RelBib Classification:KAE Church history 900-1300; high Middle Ages
KDB Roman Catholic Church
NBE Anthropology
NCH Medical ethics
VA Philosophy
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