Philosophizing in Clinical Practice: From “Patient-Centered” to “Loving Struggle”

Much of modern philosophy is informed by clinical practice in psychopathology and advanced medicine, but what about the reverse?What is modern philosophy's contribution to medicine and clinical practice?One such contribution is in the creation of bioethical standards, such as the concepts of dignified death and brain death, and bioethical reviews for clinical research.However, establishing guidelines based on ethical standards is not a complete solution for individual clinical cases presenting philosophical or ethical questions; rather, overly systematic ethical standards impede patients' free thought and may prove to be a barrier to finding the optimum in a particular clinical scenario.This paper does not provide valuable data for understanding the human condition by "philosophizing based on clinical practice," nor does it aim to set out standards by "philosophizing about clinical practice": it explores the significance and methods of "philosophizing in clinical practice" as carried out by those involved and presents new findings on the relationship between modern philosophy and clinical practice.