C.T. Flynn, MD, explores the role of medical ethics in contemporary society. Dr. Flynn reviews the personal histories of Schweitzer, Nightingale, Hippocrates, Percival, and Oster, the lives and accomplishments of whom are exemplary in terms of ethics and morality. The author also discusses the relationship of science and technology to the prevention of illness and examines the physician as entrepreneur. Evolving Medical Ethics and Justice concludes with a consideration of spirituality as the ultimate foundation of ethics.
Evolving Medical Ethics and Justice offers readers an important treatment of issues that are at the core of the medical profession and the field of health care today.
“In Evolving Medical Ethics and Justice: From Hippocrates to Stem Cells Dr. Flynn supports a critical dialogue about issues vital to the meaning of the medical tradition.”
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