RT Article
T1 Alasdair MacIntyre and the professional practice of nursing
JF Nursing philosophy
VO 1
IS 1
SP 26
OP 33
A1 Sellman, Derek
LA English
YR 2000
UL https://ixtheo.de/Record/1926072693
AB In his attempt to explain and draw together disparate aspects of the tradition of the virtues MacIntyre develops a complex and specific concept that he terms a practice. By a practice he means to describe certain types of activities in which excellences can be pursued and that offer those engaged in a practice access to the goods internal to that practice. Sellman and Wainwright have both suggested that there are advantages to be had in understanding nursing as a practice in this MacIntyrean sense. This paper suggests that nursing should be considered as a particular type of MacIntyrean practice, and I have used the term a professional practice to identify this species. This paper also considers some of the implications of such a perspective and suggests that one benefit of thinking of nursing as a professional practice is that it may offer a route by which the virtues necessary for nursing can be identified.
DO 10.1046/j.1466-769x.2000.00002.x