This essay argues that those working and teaching in the new field of Health Humanities should avoid definitions of their work that borrow from existing disciplines and focus instead on three fundamental skills. A case study is provided to differentiate health humanities questions from those typically asked by bioethicists. Three skills are given detailed examination: empathic listening, involving the capacity to expand our imagination to others; emotional equanimity, involving the ability to understand and learn from our emotional responses; and the de-centering skills of taming our moral vanity and recognizing the full humanity of others. These are not the only skills in play in health humanities, but these three are basic and will lead to the other skills needed.

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健康人文教育应该教授哪些技能？

本文认为，那些在健康人文新领域工作和教学的人应该避免借用现有学科的定义来定义他们的工作，而应将重点放在三项基本技能上。提供了一个案例研究，以将健康人文问题与生物伦理学家通常提出的问题区分开来。详细考察了三种技能：移情聆听，涉及将我们的想象力扩展到他人的能力；情绪平静，包括理解和学习我们的情绪反应的能力；以及驯服我们的道德虚荣和承认他人的完整人性的去中心化技能。这些并不是健康人文学科中发挥作用的唯一技能，但这三项是基本的，将导致所需的其他技能。