TY - JOUR ID - 3050 TI - Why Good Quality Care Needs Philosophy More Than Compassion; Comment on “Why and How Is Compassion Necessary to Provide Good Quality Healthcare?” JO - International Journal of Health Policy and Management JA - IJHPM LA - en SN - AU - Leget, Carlo AD - Ethics of Care, University of Humanistic Studies, Utrecht, The Netherlands Y1 - 2015 PY - 2015 VL - 4 IS - 10 SP - 677 EP - 679 KW - Compassion KW - Care Ethics KW - Neoliberalism KW - Political DO - 10.15171/ijhpm.2015.122 N2 - Although Marianna Fotaki’s Editorial is helpful and challenging by looking at both the professional and institutional requirements for reinstalling compassion in order to aim for good quality healthcare, the causes that hinder this development remain unexamined. In this commentary, 3 causes are discussed; the boundary between the moral and the political; Neoliberalism; and the underdevelopment of reflection on the nature of care. A plea is made for more philosophical reflection on the nature of care and its implications in healthcare education. UR - https://www.ijhpm.com/article_3050.html L1 - https://www.ijhpm.com/article_3050_9e9362646dc53d374aafd8aef202b514.pdf ER -