Metaphysics of love as moral responsibility in nursing and midwifery Fitzgerald, Leslie Robert. 2005, Metaphysics of love as moral responsibility in nursing and midwifery, Ph.D. thesis, School of International and Political Studies, Deakin University. Attached Files Name Description MIMEType Size Downloads fitzgerald-metaphysicsoflove-2005.pdf Connect to thesis application/pdf 1.43MB 611 Title Metaphysics of love as moral responsibility in nursing and midwifery Author Fitzgerald, Leslie Robert. Institution Deakin University School School of International and Political Studies Faculty Faculty of Arts Degree name Ph.D. Date submitted 2005 Keyword(s) Lévinas, Emmanuel - Philosophy Nursing - Philosophy Midwifery - Philosophy Summary This thesis explored the question of "what love is in nursing and midwifery". The answer is moral responsibility, a form of love that centres on the ability/possibility of a nurse to transcend their personal being as a self-project and to be "for" the patient as a first priority in living out the command to be responsible. Notes Degree conferred 2006. Language eng Description of original xiii, 337 leaves ; 30 cm. Dewey Decimal Classification 610.7301 Free to Read? Yes Persistent URL http://hdl.handle.net/10536/DRO/DU:30023273 Document type: Thesis Collections: Faculty of Arts and Education School of International and Political Studies Higher degree theses (Open Access) Open Access Collection   Unless expressly stated otherwise, the copyright for items in DRO is owned by the author, with all rights reserved. Every reasonable effort has been made to ensure that permission has been obtained for items included in DRO. If you believe that your rights have been infringed by this repository, please contact drosupport@deakin.edu.au. Versions Version Filter Type Fri, 12 Feb 2010, 07:40:43 EST Thu, 17 Mar 2011, 14:25:36 EST Thu, 17 Mar 2011, 14:26:26 EST Tue, 05 Dec 2017, 09:08:56 EST Tue, 14 Aug 2018, 11:50:32 EST Fri, 07 Sep 2018, 19:18:03 EST Filtered Full Citation counts:   Cited 0 times in TR Web of Science Cited 0 times in Scopus Search Google Scholar Access Statistics: 560 Abstract Views, 641 File Downloads  -  Detailed Statistics Created: Fri, 12 Feb 2010, 07:40:42 EST