Recognition Theory in Nurse/Patient Relationships: The contribution of Gillian Rose

Recognition theory attempts to conceptualize interpersonal relationships and their normative political implications. British social philosopher Gillian Rose developed her own version of recognition rooted in the work of Georg Hegel. This article applies Rose's theory of recognition to care, arg...

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Published inNursing philosophy Vol. 19; no. 4; pp. e12220 - n/a
Main Author Cummings, Rachel
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published England Wiley Subscription Services, Inc 01.10.2018
Subjects
Empathy
Hegel
Humans
intersubjective
Levinas
Nurse patient relationships
Nurse-Patient Relations
Nursing
Philosophy, Nursing
Psychological Theory
recognition
Rose
recognition
empathy
Rose
Hegel
Levinas
intersubjective
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Summary:Recognition theory attempts to conceptualize interpersonal relationships and their normative political implications. British social philosopher Gillian Rose developed her own version of recognition rooted in the work of Georg Hegel. This article applies Rose's theory of recognition to care, arguing that its emphasis on lack of identity, the dynamic process of recognition and the existential risks involved accurately describes the relationship between nurse and patient. Rose's version is compared to both contemporary notions of the interpersonal in healthcare literature, other forms of recognition theory and Emmanuel Levinas's vision of intersubjective relationships, a traditional philosophical basis for nursing care. In each case, I will argue that Rosean recognition is a fuller, more complex and ultimately more satisfying view of the relationships involved.
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ISSN:1466-7681
1466-769X
DOI:10.1111/nup.12220