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1 online resource (257 pages) |
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text txt rdacontent |
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computer c rdamedia |
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online resource cr rdacarrier |
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Print version record. |
| 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. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| 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. |
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English. |
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Hippocrates.
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Hippocrates
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Medical ethics.
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Medical ethics -- Religious aspects -- Catholic Church.
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Medicine -- Religious aspects.
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Ethics, Medical |
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Hippocratic Oath |
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Religion and Medicine |
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Éthique médicale.
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Médecine -- Aspect religieux.
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MEDICAL -- Ethics.
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Medicine -- Religious aspects
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Medical ethics
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Medical ethics -- Religious aspects -- Catholic Church
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| Other Form: |
Print version: 9781589019461 |
| ISBN |
9781589019478 |
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1589019474 |
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9781589019461 (pbk. ; alk. paper) |
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1589019466 (pbk. ; alk. paper) |
| Standard No. |
AU@ 000050635341 |
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AU@ 000050706355 |
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AU@ 000051449557 |
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DEBBG BV040888237 |
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DEBBG BV042792610 |
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DEBSZ 42130913X |
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GBVCP 1003718906 |
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NZ1 14831762 |
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