Ann Kerwin
Biographic Data
| ID | 5747926 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Ann Kerwin |
| GIVEN NAMES | Ann |
| FAMILY NAME | Kerwin |
| SIGNATURE | KERWIN A |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Arizona |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 9 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 4 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1991 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2015 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Fictional reflections
Academically dealing with something that is not there (i.e. knowledge) certainly calls for new ways of presenting and registering of what is not there. Accordingly, this chapter concludes with a fictional thought-piece from Ann Kerwin, a narrative contemplation of how different individuals cope with new knowledge, from a patient suspecting but refusing to acknowledge that she may have cancer, to oncologists struggling to admit their own ignorance…
None Too Solid
Our ignorance encompasses, at least, all the things we know we do notknow (known unknowns); all the things we do not know we do not know (unknown unknowns); all the things we think we know but do not (error); all the things we do not know we know (tacit knowing); all taboos (forbidden knowledge); and all denial (things to painful to know, so we suppress them). Medical ignorance seems especially threatening to many of us. If, however, we are to co…
On the Importance of Ignorance in Medical Practice and Education
On the Importance of Ignorance in Medical Practice and Education
None Too Solid
Our ignorance encompasses, at least, all the things we know we do notknow (known unknowns); all the things we do not know we do not know (unknown unknowns); all the things we think we know but do not (error); all the things we do not know we know (tacit knowing); all taboos (forbidden knowledge); and all denial (things to painful to know, so we suppress them). Medical ignorance seems especially threatening to many of us. If, however, we are to co…
On the Importance of Ignorance in Medical Practice and Education
On the Importance of Ignorance in Medical Practice and Education
None Too Solid
Our ignorance encompasses, at least, all the things we know we do notknow (known unknowns); all the things we do not know we do not know (unknown unknowns); all the things we think we know but do not (error); all the things we do not know we know (tacit knowing); all taboos (forbidden knowledge); and all denial (things to painful to know, so we suppress them). Medical ignorance seems especially threatening to many of us. If, however, we are to co…
Fictional reflections
Academically dealing with something that is not there (i.e. knowledge) certainly calls for new ways of presenting and registering of what is not there. Accordingly, this chapter concludes with a fictional thought-piece from Ann Kerwin, a narrative contemplation of how different individuals cope with new knowledge, from a patient suspecting but refusing to acknowledge that she may have cancer, to oncologists struggling to admit their own ignorance…
Empathy and Medical Education (3 works) · Epistemology (3 works) · Ignorance (3 works) · Philosophy (3 works) · Philosophy (3 works) · Psychoanalysis (3 works) · Psychology (3 works) · Clinical Reasoning and Diagnostic Skills (2 works) · Engineering (2 works) · Engineering ethics (2 works)