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Feminist Perspectives on Empathy as an Epistemic Skill and Caring as a Moral Virtue

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Tong, R. Feminist Perspectives on Empathy as an Epistemic Skill and Caring as a Moral Virtue. Journal of Medical Humanities 18, 153–168 (1997). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1025685618218

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