House and Philosophy by William Irwin

Author:William Irwin
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
Published: 2010-05-10T16:00:00+00:00

Cameron’s practice is also guided by identifying, and attending to, the particular needs of others as they occur in the context of their doctor-patient relationship. This skill seems to be something that House envies, but is unable (or unwilling?) to develop. In “Maternity,” the team races against the clock to identify an unknown epidemic affecting newborns. To prevent the spread of infection, the parents are forbidden to have skin-on-skin contact with their children. While carefully changing the linen on one of the baby’s cribs wearing protective clothing and gloves, Cameron notices the baby’s parents looking at this procedure from outside the room. We see her immediately empathize with the parents as she remarks to Chase: “Imagine not being able to touch your own baby.” To enable the parents to have some contact with their sick daughter, Cameron invites them to hold their daughter while the medical staff changes the bed linen. House assumes Cameron’s empathy is rooted in similar experience rather than in her ability to appreciate the suffering of others:

House: Chase told me about that idea you had, the parents holding the baby. Where’d you get that? Did you lose someone? Did you lose a baby?

Cameron: You can be a real bastard.

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