Clinical Ethics And The Necessity Of Stories: Essays In Honor Of Richard M. Zaner (philosophy And Medicine)

This collection of articles honors the work of Richard Zaner, a distinguished philosopher who has worked for over twenty years as an ethics consultant at Vanderbilt University Medical Center. His work in the clinical setting, especially the use of narrative in understanding what is going on in this setting, is the focus of some of the papers. Others relate his methodology and phenomenological approach to the more standard bioethical problems and approaches. The essential questions: What is the role of the phenomenological philosopher turned medical ethicist? Is medical ethics a form of applied philosophy, or is it also a form of therapy? What kind of “ethics” emerges from a careful narrative rendering of clinical situations? This Collection Of Articles Honors The Work Of Richard Zaner, A Distinguished Philosopher Who Has Worked For Over Twenty Years As An Ethics Consultant At Vanderbilt University Medical Center. His Work In The Clinical Setting, Especially The Use Of Narrative In Understanding What Is Going On In This Setting, Is The Focus Of Some Of The Papers. Others Relate His Methodology And Phenomenological Approach To The More Standard Bioethical Problemata And Approaches.--p. 4 Of Cover. 1. Introduction / Osborne P. Wiggins And Annette C. Allen -- 2. Keeping Balance In The Face Of Death / Richard M. Zaner -- 3. Richard Zaner On Transcendentality, Eidos And Phantasy / Ronald R. Cox -- 4. The Limits Of Biomedical Ethics And The Specific Role Of Phenomenology In Biomedical Ethics / Thomas Nenon -- 5. Richard Zaner And Standard Medical Ethics / Stephen Hanson -- 6. Bioethics Without Analogy / Robert Hunt Sprinkle -- 7. Phenomenological Nursing In Schutzian Perspective / Lester Embree -- 8. Zaner's Generative Spirit / John R. Scudder, Jr. And Anne H. Bishop -- 9. Integrity And The Moral Gestalt : Zaner Tells His Mother's Story / Denise M. Dudzinski -- 10. Between And Beyond : Medicine And Narrative In Dick Zaner's Phenomenology / Hillel Braude -- 11. Fardels Of The Heart : Obesity And The Unbearable Heaviness Of Being / Paul A. Komesaroff -- 12. The Philosopher As Ethicist, The Ethicist As Storyteller / Arthur W. Frank -- 13. The Ecstatic Witness / Rita Charon -- 14. A Story Teller's Story : Richard Zaner As Hero (hĒ Row) / Paul J. Ford -- 15. On The Telling Of Stories / Richard M. Zaner. Edited By Osborne P. Wiggins And Annette C. Allen. Includes Bibliographical References And Indexes. Also Available In An Electronic Version. Mode Of Access: World Wide Web. Front Matter....Pages i-viii Introduction....Pages 1-13 Keeping Balance in the Face of Death....Pages 15-25 Richard Zaner on Transcendentality, Eidos and Phantasy....Pages 27-44 The Limits of Biomedical Ethics and the Specific Role of Phenomenology in Biomedical Ethics....Pages 45-55 Richard Zaner and “Standard” Medical Ethics....Pages 57-69 Bioethics Without Analogy....Pages 71-85 Phenomenological Nursing in Schutzian Perspective....Pages 87-97 Zaner’s Generative Spirit....Pages 99-106 Integrity and the Moral Gestalt: Zaner Tells his Mother’s Story....Pages 107-117 Between and Beyond: Medicine and Narrative in Dick Zaner’s Phenomenology....Pages 119-138 Fardels of the Heart: Obesity and the Unbearable Heaviness of Being....Pages 139-152 The Philosopher as Ethicist, The Ethicist as Storyteller....Pages 153-163 The Ecstatic Witness....Pages 165-183 A Story Teller’s Story: Richard Zaner as Hero (HĒ row)....Pages 185-191 On the Telling of Stories....Pages 193-210 Back Matter....Pages 211-214 This collection of articles honors the work of Richard Zaner, a distinguished philosopher who has worked for over twenty years as an ethics consultant at Vanderbilt University Medical Center. His work in the clinical setting, especially the use of narrative in understanding what is going on in this setting is the focus of some of the papers, others relate his methodology and phenomenological approach to the more standard bioethical problemata and approaches. The essential questions: what then is the role of the philosopher turned medical ethicists? Is medical ethics a form of applied philosophy, or is it also a form of therapy? distinguish Zaner's phenomenology from hermeneutical philosophy.