Abraham Fuks
Biographic Data
| ID | 4005771 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Abraham Fuks |
| GIVEN NAMES | Abraham |
| FAMILY NAME | Fuks |
| SIGNATURE | FUKS A |
| AFFILIATIONS | McGill University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 4 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 5 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1993 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Discovering clinical phronesis
Phronesis is often described as a ‘practical wisdom’ adapted to the matters of everyday human life. Phronesis enables one to judge what is at stake in a situation and what means are required to bring about a good outcome. In medicine, phronesis tends to be called upon to deal with ethical issues and to offer a critique of clinical practice as a straightforward instrumental application of scientific knowledge. There is, however, a paucity of empir…
The Humanities in Medical Education
Terminology and Praxis
Until about thirty years ago, narrative and narrative theory were the province of those disciplines that have traditionally formed the accepted core of the humanities: literature, cultural, religious, and, to a lesser extent, philosophical studies. Researchers in these fields - whether hard-core narratologists or narrative ethicists - tend not to produce narratives but to receive them.[...]
Monitoring Informed Consent in an Oncology Study Posing Serious Risk to Subjects
Myrian Skrutkowski, Charles Weijer, Stan Shapiro, Abraham Fuks, Adrian Langleben, Benjamin Freedman, Monitoring Informed Consent in an Oncology Study Posing Serious Risk to Subjects, IRB: Ethics & Human Research, Vol. 20, No. 6 (Nov. - Dec., 1998), pp. 1-6
In Loco Parentis Minimal Risk as an Ethical Threshold for Research upon Children
Benjamin Freedman, Abraham Fuks, Charles Weijer, In Loco Parentis Minimal Risk as an Ethical Threshold for Research upon Children, The Hastings Center Report, Vol. 23, No. 2 (Mar. - Apr., 1993), pp. 13-19
In Loco Parentis Minimal Risk as an Ethical Threshold for Research upon Children
Benjamin Freedman, Abraham Fuks, Charles Weijer, In Loco Parentis Minimal Risk as an Ethical Threshold for Research upon Children, The Hastings Center Report, Vol. 23, No. 2 (Mar. - Apr., 1993), pp. 13-19
Monitoring Informed Consent in an Oncology Study Posing Serious Risk to Subjects
Myrian Skrutkowski, Charles Weijer, Stan Shapiro, Abraham Fuks, Adrian Langleben, Benjamin Freedman, Monitoring Informed Consent in an Oncology Study Posing Serious Risk to Subjects, IRB: Ethics & Human Research, Vol. 20, No. 6 (Nov. - Dec., 1998), pp. 1-6
Terminology and Praxis
Until about thirty years ago, narrative and narrative theory were the province of those disciplines that have traditionally formed the accepted core of the humanities: literature, cultural, religious, and, to a lesser extent, philosophical studies. Researchers in these fields - whether hard-core narratologists or narrative ethicists - tend not to produce narratives but to receive them.[...]
The Humanities in Medical Education
Discovering clinical phronesis
Phronesis is often described as a ‘practical wisdom’ adapted to the matters of everyday human life. Phronesis enables one to judge what is at stake in a situation and what means are required to bring about a good outcome. In medicine, phronesis tends to be called upon to deal with ethical issues and to offer a critique of clinical practice as a straightforward instrumental application of scientific knowledge. There is, however, a paucity of empir…
Empathy and Medical Education (3 works) · Psychology (3 works) · Alternative medicine (2 works) · Clinical Reasoning and Diagnostic Skills (2 works) · Epistemology (2 works) · Ethics in Clinical Research (2 works) · Innovations in Medical Education (2 works) · Medicine (2 works) · Pathology (2 works) · Philosophy (2 works)