title: The phenomenology of empathy in medicine: an introduction.
abstract: This article is an introduction to a thematic section on the phenomenology of empathy in medicine, attempting to provide an expose of the field. It also provides introductions to the individual articles of the thematic section.
authors.affiliation: Department of Philosophy, Centre for Studies in Practical Knowledge, Södertörn University, 141 89, Huddinge, Sweden, fredrik.svenaeus@sh.se.
authors.forename: Fredrik
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Svenaeus
mesh_terms: D004645:Empathy / Q000941:ethics / Q000502:physiology; D006282:Health Personnel / Q000523:psychology; D006801:Humans; D010686:Philosophy, Medical