A conceptual and moral analysis of suffering

Nursing Ethics

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 173-183

  Carnevale, Franco A ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Emotions; Empathy; Epistemology; Moral; Pain; Suffering

Indexed keywords

BIOETHICS; EMOTION; ETHICAL THEORY; HUMAN; KNOWLEDGE; MENTAL STRESS; MORALITY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REVIEW;

BIOETHICS; EMOTIONS; ETHICAL THEORY; HUMANS; KNOWLEDGE; MORALS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 66149126641     PISSN: 09697330     EISSN: 14770989     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0969733008100076     Document Type: Article

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