Pedagogy and Purpose: Moral Imagination and the Teaching of Medical Ethics

This essay is an exploration of the development of moral imagination as an important outcome in the teaching of medial ethics. It is contextualized within the growth of professionalism and pays attention to the formation of character of physicians in their formal training and in the first phase of t...

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Veröffentlicht in:Journal of Religion and Health. - Springer. - 55(2016), 2, Seite 431-438
1. Verfasser: Hart, Curtis W. (VerfasserIn)
Format: Online-Aufsatz
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: 2016
Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk:Journal of Religion and Health
Schlagworte:Education Environmental studies Philosophy Business Health sciences Economics Behavioral sciences Religion
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Zusammenfassung:This essay is an exploration of the development of moral imagination as an important outcome in the teaching of medial ethics. It is contextualized within the growth of professionalism and pays attention to the formation of character of physicians in their formal training and in the first phase of their careers. Issues around formation as it is understood historically in the vocation of the clergy are also considered. Finally, there is discussion of the place rites of passage as they figure in the lives of those who teach medical ethics.
ISSN:15736571