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Paradigms lost, paradigms regained: defending nursing against a single reading of postmodernism

Paradigms lost, paradigms regained: defending nursing against a single reading of postmodernism Abstract Within nursing, postmodernism has been seen as both a freeing influence and a philosophy of rejection and relativism. Within this paper we consider readings of postmodernism that have been presented and offer a re‐reading that retains the idea of ‘the good’ and is neither relativist nor rejectionist. Local knowledge is to be judged by the relevant community and theoretical knowledge becomes nursing knowledge through reflexivity and improvization in practice. A story is good if it allows people to go on with their lives. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Nursing Philosophy Wiley

Paradigms lost, paradigms regained: defending nursing against a single reading of postmodernism

Nursing Philosophy , Volume 2 (2) – Jan 1, 2001

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Publisher
Wiley
Copyright
Copyright © 2001 Wiley Subscription Services
ISSN
1466-7681
eISSN
1466-769X
DOI
10.1046/j.1466-769X.2001.00050.x
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Abstract

Abstract Within nursing, postmodernism has been seen as both a freeing influence and a philosophy of rejection and relativism. Within this paper we consider readings of postmodernism that have been presented and offer a re‐reading that retains the idea of ‘the good’ and is neither relativist nor rejectionist. Local knowledge is to be judged by the relevant community and theoretical knowledge becomes nursing knowledge through reflexivity and improvization in practice. A story is good if it allows people to go on with their lives.

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Nursing PhilosophyWiley

Published: Jan 1, 2001

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