Hippocratic, Religious, and Secular Medical Ethics : the Points of Conflict.
Where should physicians get their ethics? Professional codes such as the Hippocratic Oath claim moral authority for those in a particular field, yet according to medical ethicist Robert Veatch, these codes have little or nothing to do with how members of a guild should understand morality or make et...
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
Publicado: |
Washington :
Georgetown University Press,
2012.
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Sumario: | Where should physicians get their ethics? Professional codes such as the Hippocratic Oath claim moral authority for those in a particular field, yet according to medical ethicist Robert Veatch, these codes have little or nothing to do with how members of a guild should understand morality or make ethical decisions. While the Hippocratic Oath continues to be cited by a wide array of professional associations, scholars, and medical students, Veatch contends that the pledge is such an offensive code of ethics that it should be summarily excised from the profession. What, then, should serve as a b. |
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Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (257 pages) |
Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
ISBN: | 9781589019478 1589019474 |