PROLOGUE Clarifying the Nature and Place of a Philosophy of Nursing PART ONE: ESTABLISHING COMMON GROUND IN NURSING PHILOSOPHY A Philosophy of Nursing - Pamela J Salsberry What Is It? What Is It not? Commentary - Lynn Rew Commentary - Jacqueline Laurin Commentary - Ginette Page PART TWO: ACCOMMODATING DIVERSITY IN NURSING PHILOSOPHY Arriving at a Philosophy of Nursing - Marlaine C Smith Discovering? Constructing? Evolving? Eclecticism in Nursing Philosophy - Marian McGee Problem or Solution? Resolving Opposing Viewpoints - Rozella M Schlotfeldt Is It Desirable? Is It Practicable? PART THREE: ARTICULATING A SOUND PHILOSOPHY OF NURSING A Pragmatic Philosophy of Nursing - June F Kikuchi and Helen Simmons Developing a Sound Philosophy of Nursing - M Patricia Donahue Is Historical Nursing Knowledge Necessary? Some Further Thoughts on the Ethics of Nursing Rhetoric - Myra E Levine EPILOGUE Making Progress in Developing a Sound Philosophy of Nursing