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Literary Works as a Mode of Knowing
Author(s) -
Younger Janet B.
Publication year - 1990
Publication title -
image: the journal of nursing scholarship
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.009
H-Index - 80
eISSN - 1547-5069
pISSN - 0743-5150
DOI - 10.1111/j.1547-5069.1990.tb00167.x
Subject(s) - foundation (evidence) , the arts , human condition , human science , mode (computer interface) , aesthetics , sociology , psychology , epistemology , literature , philosophy , art , history , computer science , visual arts , human–computer interaction , archaeology
The phenomena of nursing are deeply rooted in the human condition. Knowledge of human responses is developed in the arts as well as the sciences. Literary works often reveal much about human responses that are a foundation for providing compassionate care for patients.