The art of nursing: an aesthetics?
This article explores the question of whether or not the ‘art’ of nursing can properly be described as an ‘aesthetics’. The author concludes that, although much nursing literature on the subject is confused and even incoherent, there is nevertheless some justification for seeing a connection between...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Sage
1998
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| In: |
Nursing ethics
Year: 1998, Volume: 5, Issue: 5, Pages: 401-411 |
| Further subjects: | B
beautiful
B Nursing B morally good B Aesthetics B Metaphor B Species |
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| Summary: | This article explores the question of whether or not the ‘art’ of nursing can properly be described as an ‘aesthetics’. The author concludes that, although much nursing literature on the subject is confused and even incoherent, there is nevertheless some justification for seeing a connection between the art of nursing and aesthetics. The philosophical writings of Martha Nussbaum and Iris Murdoch are used to support this position. |
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| ISSN: | 1477-0989 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Nursing ethics
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1177/096973309800500504 |