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Unitary Pattern-Based Praxis: A Nexus Of Rogerian Cosmology, Philosophy, And Science [Corrected] [Published Erratum Appears In Visions 2008;15(1):28], Howard Butcher
Howard K. Butcher
Unitary pattern-based praxis is a nexus of Rogerian cosmology, philosophy, and science designed to inform practice/research using the praxis processes of pattern manifestation knowing-appreciation and voluntary mutual patterning. The unitary pattern-based praxis model is: an explication of Rogerian cosmology, ontology, epistemology, aesthetics, ethics, postulates, principles, and selected theories; a fusion of cosmology, philosophy, and science with the pattern manifestation knowing-appreciation and voluntary mutual patterning praxis processes for use in both research and patient care contexts; a syntheses Barrett's and Cowling's Rogerian practice methodologies into one comprehensive model; and, a model that places the unitary field pattern portrait research method within …
Imagination Column. On Fireflies And Stars: Envisioning Luminescent Beacons For Advancing Nursing And Rogerian Science, Howard Butcher
Imagination Column. On Fireflies And Stars: Envisioning Luminescent Beacons For Advancing Nursing And Rogerian Science, Howard Butcher
Howard K. Butcher
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Living In The Heart Of Helicy: An Inquiry Into The Meaning Of Compassion And Unpredictability Within Rogers' Nursing Science, Howard Butcher
Living In The Heart Of Helicy: An Inquiry Into The Meaning Of Compassion And Unpredictability Within Rogers' Nursing Science, Howard Butcher
Howard K. Butcher
Rogers used the term "compassion" throughout her writings, however, there has been no inquiry into the meaning of compassion within a unitary perspective. In addition, while unpredictability is a core feature of helicy, there have been no inquiries specifically into what it means to participate knowingly in a human-environmental mutual process characterized by unfolding patterns of unpredictability. The heart is both a symbol of compassion and a vortex of energy characterized by turbulence and unpredictability. The purpose of this paper is to explore the meaning of the metaphor "living in the heart of helicy" as a method to illuminate the …