The Name

What makes us human? Exploring the significance of ricoeur's ethical configuration of personhood between naturalism and phenomenology in health care

“…Poetry is a also powerful tool if we want to understand and communicate what an ethical approach to person‐centred care means in concrete situations, where the profession encounters the patient. Therefore, it seems appropriate to conclude this presentation by refering to the Swedish poet Tomas Tranströmer, using his poetic language for a better understanding of the necessity of establishing a ‘meeting’ that might give us a chance to catch sight of human beings (Tranströmer, 1972 , p. 45): Two truths approach each other. One comes from inside, the other from outside, and where they meet we have a chance to catch sight of ourselves.…”