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Phenomenology and the Clinical Event

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Attention to the clinical event for its own sake and as an exemplification are distinguished. Several of its essential features are delineated: situational and contextual determinants, complex asymmetry, inherently moral character, and reflexive nature of any clinical event. Dialogue is suggested as illuminating each of these features.

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Zaner, R.M. (1994). Phenomenology and the Clinical Event. In: Daniel, M., Embree, L. (eds) Phenomenology of the Cultural Disciplines. Contributions to Phenomenology, vol 16. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-585-28556-6_2

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