CARING by Helga Kuhse ( 9780631202110 ) - Books & Audio Books at Pickabook.co.uk

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Title:

CARING
NURSES, WOMEN AND ETHICS

By:

Helga Kuhse

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Paperback

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0631202110

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9780631202110

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Publisher:

JOHN WILEY AND SONS LTD

Pub. date:

25 March, 1997

Pages:

312

Description:

Offers an introduction to the attempts to base nursing ethics on a feminine 'ethics of care'. This book offers a philosophical and practical examination of what has come to be known as the 'justice versus care' debate. It suggests a decision-making framework in which nurses play a central role.

Synopsis:

This volume provides a critical introduction to contemporary attempts to base nursing ethics on a feminine 'ethics of care'. At the heart of this book is a philosophical and practical examination of what has come to be known as the 'justice versus care' debate. The 'care' approach, Kuhse argues, is dangerous and may perpetuate the moral disenfranchizement of women and nurses. In advancing a conception of 'just caring', the author suggests a decision-making framework in which nurses play a central role. In such a framework the terminally ill would not only be able to refuse treatment, but would also be able to receive direct help in dying. It provides essential reading to students of ethics, nursing and feminist philosophy.

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