This article explores the cultural reception of the medical ethic of "detached concern" as represented in mid-twentieth-century British literature. Although empathy is a crucial aspect of effective medical care, daily exposure to the pain and suffering of others can lead to professional distress and burnout. In response, medical practitioners developed an emotionless conception of professional empathy, namely "detached concern," which equates the detachment required to dissect a cadaver to the stance needed to listen empathically without becoming emotionally involved. Mid-century British novels by Stanley Winchester, Margaret Drabble, Anthony Burgess, and A. J. Cronin offer privileged insight into the values British physicians and patients attached to empathy. These texts lead readers to question whether "detached concern" necessarily leads to empathy and offer insight into the lived experience of doctor-patient relations during a period of radical change and innovation in healthcare practices.

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二十世纪中叶英国文学中的临床同理心与“超然关怀”的伦理

本文探讨了以 20 世纪中叶英国文学为代表的“超然关怀”医学伦理的文化接受。虽然同理心是有效医疗保健的一个重要方面，但每天接触他人的痛苦和苦难会导致职业困扰和倦怠。作为回应，医疗从业者发展出一种无感情的专业同理心概念，即“超然关注”，这将解剖尸体所需的超然能力等同于需要以同理心倾听而不会卷入情感的立场。斯坦利·温彻斯特、玛格丽特·德拉布尔、安东尼·伯吉斯和 AJ Cronin 的世纪中叶英国小说提供了对英国医生和患者重视同理心的价值观的独特见解。这些文本引导读者质疑“