1 Humor and Sympathy in Medical Practice Carter Hardy University of Tampa The final publication is available in the Journal Medicine, Health Care and Philosophy via https://doi.org/10.1007/s11019-019-09928-0 Correspondence to: Carter Hardy Department of Philosophy and Religion University of Tampa 401 W. Kennedy Blvd, Mailbox R Tampa, FL 33606 E-mail: chardy@ut.edu