The Human Becoming School of Thought: A Perspective for Nurses and Other Health Professionals

In The Human Becoming School of Thought the renowned nursing scholar Rosemarie Rizzo Parse revisits the concepts first presented in her seminal work Man-Living Health: A Theory of Nursing and prepares the groundwork for further exploration as we enter the 21st century. Developing from philosophical foundations laid by Martha Rogers and existential phenomenologists Dr. Parses theory of human becoming has evolved into a school of thought enabling nurses and nurse scholars to understand people and their universe in a unique way thus providing a human science context for nursing research and practice. Following a brief introductory chapter the author reviews Rogerian and existential-phenomenological concepts as they relate to human becoming. An examination of the principles concepts and theoretical structures of the human becoming school of thought follows. In the final chapter Dr. Parse presents methodologies for basic and applied research related to human becoming a practice methodology related to human becoming and important information for developing a curriculum for human becoming education. Those encountering Dr. Parses work for the first time will find the book refreshingly lucid in its review of the philosophical foundations for human becoming and will appreciate the many examples that illustrate the theory. For those already familiar with Dr. Parses extensive work this revision will provide new insights for reflection. The Human Becoming School of Thought will be of interest to scholars and students of nursing theory the science of nursing medical anthropology or medical sociology.