The Holocaust and the law: a model of ‘good history’?

Humphrey, Lynne

doi:10.1080/13642529.2019.1655852

Rethinking History

2019

DOI: 10.1080/13642529.2019.1655852

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The Holocaust and the law: a model of ‘good history’?

Lynne Humphrey

Abstract: was awarded a PhD by Royal Holloway, University of London in January 2018. This article is based on her doctoral research and reflects her interests in the theories and politics of historical inquiry as well as its practical application in trials relating to 'the Holocaust'.

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Historical empathy and medicine: Pathography and empathy in Sophocles’ Philoctetes

Kampourelli

2022

Med Health Care and Philos

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The aim of this article is to explore the ways in which the engagement with Greek tragedy may contribute fruitfully to the unfolding of empathy in medical students and practitioners. To reappraise the general view that classical texts are remote from modern experience because of the long distance between the era they represent and today, I propose an approach to Greek tragedy viewed through the lens of historical empathy, and of the association between past situations and similar contemporary experiences, in particular. After a brief examination of the concept of empathy, its links with literary reading, and the discussion of these interrelations within the training of narrative medicine, and narrative ethics in particular, the focus turns to selected parts of Sophocles' Philoctetes, such as the disease scene-an ancient example of pathography. Here Neoptolemus' empathy for Philoctetes' situation and its consequences are explored with specific interest in the modern readers' affective response in connection with their own experiences in medical practice. Neoptolemus' ethical conflict, which is resolved by his decision to care for Philoctetes, and the problematic nature of this attitude are both indicative of the aim of Greek tragedy to problematize universal issues and thus to point towards the instability of human life and the fluidity of human nature. Realizing through historical empathy the precariousness of human existence may lead to a better understanding and hence better care for others and open new perspectives in the development of empathy within the context of contemporary medical education and practice.

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Historical empathy and medicine: Pathography and empathy in Sophocles’ Philoctetes

Kampourelli

2022

Med Health Care and Philos

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The Holocaust and the law: a model of ‘good history’?

Abstract: was awarded a PhD by Royal Holloway, University of London in January 2018. This article is based on her doctoral research and reflects her interests in the theories and politics of historical inquiry as well as its practical application in trials relating to 'the Holocaust'.

Cited by 1 publication

References 53 publications

Historical empathy and medicine: Pathography and empathy in Sophocles’ Philoctetes

Historical empathy and medicine: Pathography and empathy in Sophocles’ Philoctetes

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