The ought that lies within

Bastienne Klein

Chapter 24 in Handbook on Religion and Health, 2024, pp 379-395 from Edward Elgar Publishing

Abstract: This chapter asserts that treating human beings with chronic conditions as people with physical symptoms alone is secondary to the understanding of a person as a whole. It argues that human dignity is affirmed when health is seen as wholeness and that ot requires a turn to the ought that lies within us and not the turn to external agencies. It is this that leads us to use our capacities of agency, coherence, and hope. I suggest that these are mediated with a question that will have a unique answer: what do I/we/this system lack? I tell three stories to show how this may be achieved: the most substantial source is ancient Greek mythology; the second is a medieval epic of a holy grail; and the third, a memoir from a medical supervisor of New York City’s oldest public hospital.

Keywords: Economics and Finance; Politics and Public Policy Sociology and Social Policy; Sustainable Development Goals (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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