NARAȚIUNEA MEDICALĂ. PACIENTUL, MEDICUL, ADEVĂRUL. NOTE DESPRE JOSEPH COLLINS
THE MEDICAL NARRATIVE. THE PATIENT, THE DOCTOR AND THE TRUTH. NOTES ON JOSEPH COLLINS

Summary/Abstract: In this article I shall make some observations concerning Joseph Collins’ study "Should Doctors Tell the Truth?" from multiple perspectives. First, I shall make some conceptual and methodological delimitations. I shall discuss the relationship between the concept of truth and the concept of honesty and I shall present an empirically-based classification of the types of patients following the criteria of their ability to accept a severe diagnosis; I shall also discuss some specific cases in the context of an ethical theory in order to further clarify Dr. Joseph Collins’ arguments from the perspective of his strong arguments and that of his weaker ones.

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