Talk:The Good Doctor

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The "Macbeth" theory is just that - a tehory, and a pretty unconvincing one, at that. Ojevindlang (talk) 05:47, 22 January 2008 (UTC)

Macbeth was written at least 100 years before Samuel Johnson was born. The appearance of "Good doctor" in Macbeth seems pretty conclusive. I am not sure why you think it is a theory.

If you can find the phrase "Good doctor" appearing in print earlier than about 1600, this would be an extremely useful thing to add to this article.

It is quite reasonable that Dr. Johnson was the first individual to whom the term "The Good Doctor" was applied regularly. However, you will need to put evidence in to back yourself up (the links you give are empty). To say "the general attitude is" and "in the opinion of many" is to use weasel words, which are against Wikipedia guidelines. Please read the article on Weasel Words before contributing further to this article. Preacherdoc (talk) 17:30, 22 January 2008 (UTC)

Okay, I've looked at the three references you give. The first two are modern uses of the phrase "the good doctor" applied to Johnson. In this sense the phrase is nothing more than a tired cliche. In the third reference, only the Gentleman's Magazine obituary uses the phrase "the great and good Dr. Johnson". Of all the other obituaries you quote, none uses the phrase "the good doctor" in any form. One might think that if everybody called Johnson "the good doctor", more of his obituaries might reflect the fact. Preacherdoc (talk) 17:39, 22 January 2008 (UTC)

I've also Googled (at your suggestion) the concept of Johnson being widely referred to as "The Good Doctor" during his lifetime. Most of the hits refer to modern usage of the term applied retrospectively to Johnson, with the notable exception of the Guardian book review, which is tangentially supportive of your position. I would be interested to see what mention is made of the phrase in Boswell's biography of Johnson. Preacherdoc (talk) 18:09, 22 January 2008 (UTC)

Any good doctor?!

Any doctor can be called "The Good Doctor"; that's the essence of why it is considered a cliche. I am not convinced that Jonathan Miller or even Samuel Johnson merit a particular mention here. As a further example, it is difficult to find a mention of Sherlock Holmes' friend Dr. Watson (outwith Conan Doyle) without some reference to "the good doctor Watson".

I think that Kenny Deuchar does merit inclusion, since he is a footballer (albeit one with a medical degree) and therefore the nickname "the Good Doctor" is used ironically.

Before people start adding their favourite doctors to this list, I recommend that decent references be supplied to support their claim. Preacherdoc (talk) 11:06, 20 February 2008 (UTC)

The Good Doctor

Will I be able to see on TV or Neflex? Carmelcastle7 (talk) 16:15, 28 July 2023 (UTC)