Contemporary health care often lacks generosity of spirit, even
when treatment is most efficient. Too many patients are left
unhappy with how they are treated, and too many medical
professionals feel estranged from the calling that drew them to
medicine. Arthur W. Frank tells the stories of ill people, doctors,
and nurses who are restoring generosity to medicine--generosity
toward others and to themselves.
"The Renewal of Generosity" evokes medicine as the face-to-face
encounter that comes before and after diagnostics, pharmaceuticals,
and surgeries. Frank calls upon the Roman emperor Marcus Aurelius,
philosopher Emmanuel Levinas, and literary critic Mikhail Bakhtin
to reflect on stories of ill people, doctors, and nurses who
transform demoralized medicine into caring relationships. He
presents their stories as a source of consolation for both ill and
professional alike and as an impetus to changing medical systems.
Frank shows how generosity is being renewed through "dialogue" that
is more than the exchange of information. Dialogue is an ethic and
an ideal for people on both sides of the medical encounter who want
to offer more to those they meet and who want their own lives
enriched in the process.
"The Renewal of Generosity" views illness and medical work with
grace and compassion, making an invaluable contribution to
expanding our vision of suffering and healing.
General
| Imprint: |
University of Chicago Press
|
| Country of origin: |
United States |
| Release date: |
May 2004 |
| Authors: |
Arthur W Frank
|
| Dimensions: |
225 x 150 x 19mm (L x W x T) |
| Format: |
Hardcover
|
| Pages: |
168 |
| ISBN-13: |
978-0-226-26015-0 |
| Categories: |
Books >
Medicine >
General issues >
General
|
| LSN: |
0-226-26015-1 |
| Barcode: |
9780226260150 |
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