Name: Gratitude and Palliative Care
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Gratitude and Palliative Care

A Dialogue between Philosophers and Clinicians

Edited By: María Arantzamendi, Mariano Crespo

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Surprisingly, gratitude persists even at the end of life. This book explores profound gratitude in palliative care. Blending clinical experience and philosophy, it examines the transformative power of gratitude for patients, families, and professionals amidst serious illness.

Gratitude is a natural part of life, especially when appreciating what another has done. We have all felt and perceived gratitude at times, even in…

Gratitude is a natural part of life, especially when appreciating what another has done. We have all felt and perceived gratitude at times, even in situations of serious and advanced illness. Surprisingly, gratitude for life persist at the end of life. This book focuses on profound gratitude in palliative care. It explores what gratitude is in this context, who expresses it, how it happens, its impact, and the influence of culture. The book emerges from a collaboration between clinicians and philosophers, blending clinical experiences and reflections to reveal gratitude in relationships between seriously ill patients and health professionals. It examines key aspects such as the concept and reason for gratitude, and its transformative power for patients, families, and professionals amidst vulnerability due to serious illness.

María Arantzamendi earned her Master’s in Nursing (Oncology) from the University of Glasgow and her PhD in Nursing from King’s College London (UK). She has published more than fifty papers in national and international scientific journals on palliative care. She is currently Co-Principal Investigator of ATLANTES Global Observatory of Palliative Care and Principal Investigator of the Intangible Values line of ATLANTES Global Observatory of Palliative Care. She is professor at the University of Navarra (Spain).

Mariano Crespo holds a PhD in Philosophy from the Complutense University of Madrid (Spain). He is currently Full Professor of Philosophy at the University of Navarra. He has previously taught at the International Academy of Philosophy (Liechtenstein) and at the Faculty of Philosophy of the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile. His publications include the books Forgiveness. Una investigación filosófica and El valor ético de la afectividad.

María Arantzamendi, Mariano Crespo, José Pereira, Anthony J. Steinbock, Alicia Hernando, Enric Benito, Julio Gómez, Mathieu Bernard, Sergio Sánchez-Migallón, Paulina Taboada, Mariana Riojas, Luca Valera