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Hippocratic, Religious, and Secular Medical Ethics : the Points of Conflict

Author
Veatch, Robert M.
Published
Washington : Georgetown University Press, 2012.
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1 online resource (257 pages)
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Language Note
English.
Contents
Introduction: the Hippocratic problem -- The Hippocratic oath and the ethic of hippocratism -- The Hippocratic tradition: a sporadic retreat -- The cacophony of codes in medical schools and professional associations -- The limits of professionally generated ethics -- Religious medical ethics: revealed and natural alternatives -- Secular ethics and professional ethics -- Fallibilism and the convergence hypothesis.
Summary
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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ISBN
9781589019478
1589019474
9781589019461 (pbk. ; alk. paper)
1589019466 (pbk. ; alk. paper)
Bibliography Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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