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Imagination in practice

P A Scott1

  • 1University of Stirling, Scotland.

Journal of Medical Ethics
|February 1, 1997
PubMed
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Healthcare ethics education should prioritize developing practitioners' moral imagination, potentially through literature. This approach enhances patient communication, role enactment, and overall character development for healthcare professionals.

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Area of Science:

  • Healthcare Ethics
  • Medical Education
  • Philosophy of Medicine

Background:

  • Current healthcare ethics discourse emphasizes practitioner character.
  • Traditional ethics curricula often focus on theoretical frameworks like Aristotelian ethics.
  • An alternative approach suggests cultivating moral imagination for practical ethical reasoning.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To explore the role of moral imagination in healthcare practice.
  • To investigate the potential of literature in stimulating and nurturing moral imagination among practitioners.
  • To advocate for the inclusion of literature in healthcare curricula.

Main Methods:

  • Literature review of philosophical and literary criticism on moral imagination.
  • Analysis of the impact of imaginative capacity on nursing practice and communication.
Keywords:
Bioethics and Professional EthicsProfessional Patient Relationship

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  • Discussion of pedagogical approaches for healthcare ethics education.

    • Main Results:

    • Moral imagination is crucial for effective role enactment, moral strategy development, and patient communication in nursing.
    • Literature is proposed as a viable method for stimulating and nurturing moral imagination.
    • The study suggests that integrating literature into healthcare curricula is beneficial.

    Conclusions:

    • Developing moral imagination is a practical aim in healthcare ethics.
    • Literature offers a powerful tool for enhancing the moral and professional development of healthcare practitioners.
    • Healthcare curricula should consider incorporating literary studies to foster ethical practice.