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Deserve's Got Nothin' to Do With It: A Philosopher Visits the NICU

Author(s): David I Waddington

After the death of my daughter Zoe in neonatal intensive care unit (NICU), a colleague asked me whether my status as an academic philosopher changed my experience in the NICU. In this short narrative, I outline 5 ways in which philosophical perspective help...

Article GUID: 30214922


Title:Deserve's Got Nothin' to Do With It: A Philosopher Visits the NICU
Authors:David I Waddington
Link:https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30214922/
DOI:10.1177/2374373517747241
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PMID:30214922
Dept Affiliation: EDUCATION
1 Department of Education, Concordia University, Montreal, Québec, Canada.

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After the death of my daughter Zoe in neonatal intensive care unit (NICU), a colleague asked me whether my status as an academic philosopher changed my experience in the NICU. In this short narrative, I outline 5 ways in which philosophical perspective helped me understand and cope with our hospital experience.