Donald Evans – författare

Written by a leading proponent of the philosophy and ethics of healthcare, this volume is filled with thought-provoking and frequently controversial ideas and arguments. Accessibly written, it provides readers with a timely contribution to the current literature on medical ethics, in which the concept of subjectivity is a key issue characterizing current medical humanities.Examining the critical assumption that scientifically-demonstrable facts will remove all uncertainty, the author argues that ethical dimensions of clinical practice do not always arise from undisputed facts, but that they are sometimes to be found at the level of the determinations of the facts themselves.Firmly placing the patient back on centre stage, without underestimating the crucial role which science plays in modern medicine, this volume is an excellent account of ethics and science in healthcare and their proper place in assessing and meeting people’s health needs.

Written by a leading proponent of the philosophy and ethics of healthcare, this volume is filled with thought-provoking and frequently controversial ideas and arguments. Accessibly written, it provides readers with a timely contribution to the current literature on medical ethics, in which the concept of subjectivity is a key issue characterizing current medical humanities.Examining the critical assumption that scientifically-demonstrable facts will remove all uncertainty, the author argues that ethical dimensions of clinical practice do not always arise from undisputed facts, but that they are sometimes to be found at the level of the determinations of the facts themselves.Firmly placing the patient back on centre stage, without underestimating the crucial role which science plays in modern medicine, this volume is an excellent account of ethics and science in healthcare and their proper place in assessing and meeting people’s health needs.

This book is for people who find themselves beset by arguments: persuasions open and hidden, put forward in books or on buses, blown up onto hoardings or piped right into the home by television and radio. Such arguments may need to be critically weighed and cautiously assessed, if the arguee is not to be taken for a ride. For such analysis, some introduction to logic is required. This book explains how to decide which arguments are sound and what makes the bad ones bad.

An integrated philosophical account of human nature that places spirituality at its core while drawing on depth psychology, ethics, religion, and cross-cultural thought to bridge modern skepticism and lived spiritual experience.What is human nature—truly? Is it confined to psychology, biology, or culture, or does it open onto something deeper that we have too often neglected?In Spirituality and Human Nature, Donald Evans offers a bold and integrative vision of the human person that brings spirituality back into the center of philosophical and psychological inquiry. Drawing on Western depth psychology, Eastern meditation traditions, Christian thought, and contemporary philosophy, Evans argues that the spiritual dimension is not an optional add-on to human life, but its most fundamental reality.Moving with clarity and intellectual range, Evans engages pressing questions at the intersection of skepticism, ethics, religion, and personal transformation. He explores the tensions between openness and closure in the self, the meaning of love and moral development, the nature of evil, and the relationship between spirituality and social action. Along the way, he critically examines modern skepticism and positivism while remaining attentive to lived experience and contemplative insight.