The problematic allure of the binary in nursing theoretical discourse

Nursing Philosophy : an International Journal for Healthcare Professionals
S E ThorneBarbara K Pesut

Abstract

Recent ideological positioning on the world stage has borne a startling resemblance to a form of positioning within nursing theory--that of taking complex ideas, reducing them to a simplistic binary form, and uncritically adopting one half of that form. In some cases, this adoption of a binary position has led to a passionately held form of "othering" that prohibits a healthy and critical engagement with ideas. As alluring as settling for the binary form may be--we argue for holding binaries in tension as a catalyst for stimulating dialogue--reasoning and exploration of new ways of wrestling with the social and moral complexity of nursing.

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