Medical ethics in the ancient world / / Paul Carrick |
Autore | Carrick Paul <1946-> |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, District of Columbia : , : Georgetown University Press, , 2001 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (289 p.) |
Disciplina | 174.209 |
Collana | Clinical Medical Ethics series |
Soggetto topico |
Medical ethics - History
Medicine, Ancient |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN | 1-58901-861-3 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Contents; List of Illustrations; Preface; Notes; Acknowledgments; INTRODUCTION; Notes; PART I: The Social and Scientific Setting; 1. THE STATUS OF THE PHYSICIAN; Types of Physicians; Egyptian Influences; Jewish Influences; The Problem of Licensure; The Relationship between Physicians and Philosophers; Discussion Questions; Notes; 2. THEORIES OF HEALTH AND DISEASE; The Hippocratic Humoral Theory; The Democritean Atomistic Theory; Plato and Aristotle; The Medical Sects; The Galenic Constitutional Theory; Discussion Questions; Notes; 3. ATTITUDES TOWARD DEATH
Divine and Chthonic Personal ImmortalityNatural Personal Dissolution; Poetic and Popular Images; Plato and Aristotle; Epicurean Insights; Summary; Discussion Questions; Notes; PART II: The Rise of Medical Ethics; 4. WHO WAS HIPPOCRATES?; Medical Ethics before Hippocrates; The Puzzle of Hippocrates' Identity; Discussion Questions; Notes; 5. THE HIPPOCRATIC OATH; The Authorship Question; The Prohibition against Surgery; The Covenant Reconsidered; The Ethical Code; Abortion and Euthanasia; The Oath's Date and Origins Reconsidered; Medical Etiquette; Summary; Discussion Questions; Notes PART III: Abortion and Euthanasia6. THE PROBLEM OF ABORTION; Preliminary Considerations; Philosophical Perspectives; Summary; Discussion Questions; Notes; 7. THE PROBLEM OF EUTHANASIA; Preliminary Considerations; Philosophical Perspectives; Summary; Discussion Questions; Notes; 8. THE PHYSICIAN'S MORAL RESPONSIBILITY; Abortion; Euthanasia; ""Do No Harm""; Summary; Discussion Questions; Notes; CONCLUSION; Diverse Medical Ethical Perspectives; Physicians and Philosophers; Physicians and Patients; Physicians and the State; Discussion Questions; Notes; EPILOGUE; The Biomedical Revolution Morning After/Abortion Pill: RU-486Surrogate Motherhood; Physician-Assisted Suicide; Advance Directives; Preventive Medicine; Animal Experimentation; Gene Therapy; The Hippocratic Oath Revisited; Perennial Issues; Confidentiality; Abortion and Euthanasia; Truth-Telling; Distributive Justice; Professional Commitment; Discussion Questions; Notes; Appendix A: Principles of Medical Ethics; Appendix B: A Patient's Bill of Rights; Appendix C: Declaration of Geneva; Appendix D: Code for Nurses; Appendix E: Animal Use in Biomedical Research Appendix F: Historical Chronology: Ancient Medicine and CultureSelect Bibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; X; Z |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910465800803321 |
Carrick Paul <1946-> | ||
Washington, District of Columbia : , : Georgetown University Press, , 2001 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Medical ethics in the ancient world / / Paul Carrick |
Autore | Carrick Paul <1946-> |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, District of Columbia : , : Georgetown University Press, , 2001 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (289 p.) |
Disciplina | 174.209 |
Collana | Clinical Medical Ethics series |
Soggetto topico |
Medical ethics - History
Medicine, Ancient |
ISBN | 1-58901-861-3 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Contents; List of Illustrations; Preface; Notes; Acknowledgments; INTRODUCTION; Notes; PART I: The Social and Scientific Setting; 1. THE STATUS OF THE PHYSICIAN; Types of Physicians; Egyptian Influences; Jewish Influences; The Problem of Licensure; The Relationship between Physicians and Philosophers; Discussion Questions; Notes; 2. THEORIES OF HEALTH AND DISEASE; The Hippocratic Humoral Theory; The Democritean Atomistic Theory; Plato and Aristotle; The Medical Sects; The Galenic Constitutional Theory; Discussion Questions; Notes; 3. ATTITUDES TOWARD DEATH
Divine and Chthonic Personal ImmortalityNatural Personal Dissolution; Poetic and Popular Images; Plato and Aristotle; Epicurean Insights; Summary; Discussion Questions; Notes; PART II: The Rise of Medical Ethics; 4. WHO WAS HIPPOCRATES?; Medical Ethics before Hippocrates; The Puzzle of Hippocrates' Identity; Discussion Questions; Notes; 5. THE HIPPOCRATIC OATH; The Authorship Question; The Prohibition against Surgery; The Covenant Reconsidered; The Ethical Code; Abortion and Euthanasia; The Oath's Date and Origins Reconsidered; Medical Etiquette; Summary; Discussion Questions; Notes PART III: Abortion and Euthanasia6. THE PROBLEM OF ABORTION; Preliminary Considerations; Philosophical Perspectives; Summary; Discussion Questions; Notes; 7. THE PROBLEM OF EUTHANASIA; Preliminary Considerations; Philosophical Perspectives; Summary; Discussion Questions; Notes; 8. THE PHYSICIAN'S MORAL RESPONSIBILITY; Abortion; Euthanasia; ""Do No Harm""; Summary; Discussion Questions; Notes; CONCLUSION; Diverse Medical Ethical Perspectives; Physicians and Philosophers; Physicians and Patients; Physicians and the State; Discussion Questions; Notes; EPILOGUE; The Biomedical Revolution Morning After/Abortion Pill: RU-486Surrogate Motherhood; Physician-Assisted Suicide; Advance Directives; Preventive Medicine; Animal Experimentation; Gene Therapy; The Hippocratic Oath Revisited; Perennial Issues; Confidentiality; Abortion and Euthanasia; Truth-Telling; Distributive Justice; Professional Commitment; Discussion Questions; Notes; Appendix A: Principles of Medical Ethics; Appendix B: A Patient's Bill of Rights; Appendix C: Declaration of Geneva; Appendix D: Code for Nurses; Appendix E: Animal Use in Biomedical Research Appendix F: Historical Chronology: Ancient Medicine and CultureSelect Bibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; X; Z |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910798484803321 |
Carrick Paul <1946-> | ||
Washington, District of Columbia : , : Georgetown University Press, , 2001 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Medical ethics in the ancient world / / Paul Carrick |
Autore | Carrick Paul <1946-> |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, District of Columbia : , : Georgetown University Press, , 2001 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (289 p.) |
Disciplina | 174.209 |
Collana | Clinical Medical Ethics series |
Soggetto topico |
Medical ethics - History
Medicine, Ancient |
ISBN | 1-58901-861-3 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Contents; List of Illustrations; Preface; Notes; Acknowledgments; INTRODUCTION; Notes; PART I: The Social and Scientific Setting; 1. THE STATUS OF THE PHYSICIAN; Types of Physicians; Egyptian Influences; Jewish Influences; The Problem of Licensure; The Relationship between Physicians and Philosophers; Discussion Questions; Notes; 2. THEORIES OF HEALTH AND DISEASE; The Hippocratic Humoral Theory; The Democritean Atomistic Theory; Plato and Aristotle; The Medical Sects; The Galenic Constitutional Theory; Discussion Questions; Notes; 3. ATTITUDES TOWARD DEATH
Divine and Chthonic Personal ImmortalityNatural Personal Dissolution; Poetic and Popular Images; Plato and Aristotle; Epicurean Insights; Summary; Discussion Questions; Notes; PART II: The Rise of Medical Ethics; 4. WHO WAS HIPPOCRATES?; Medical Ethics before Hippocrates; The Puzzle of Hippocrates' Identity; Discussion Questions; Notes; 5. THE HIPPOCRATIC OATH; The Authorship Question; The Prohibition against Surgery; The Covenant Reconsidered; The Ethical Code; Abortion and Euthanasia; The Oath's Date and Origins Reconsidered; Medical Etiquette; Summary; Discussion Questions; Notes PART III: Abortion and Euthanasia6. THE PROBLEM OF ABORTION; Preliminary Considerations; Philosophical Perspectives; Summary; Discussion Questions; Notes; 7. THE PROBLEM OF EUTHANASIA; Preliminary Considerations; Philosophical Perspectives; Summary; Discussion Questions; Notes; 8. THE PHYSICIAN'S MORAL RESPONSIBILITY; Abortion; Euthanasia; ""Do No Harm""; Summary; Discussion Questions; Notes; CONCLUSION; Diverse Medical Ethical Perspectives; Physicians and Philosophers; Physicians and Patients; Physicians and the State; Discussion Questions; Notes; EPILOGUE; The Biomedical Revolution Morning After/Abortion Pill: RU-486Surrogate Motherhood; Physician-Assisted Suicide; Advance Directives; Preventive Medicine; Animal Experimentation; Gene Therapy; The Hippocratic Oath Revisited; Perennial Issues; Confidentiality; Abortion and Euthanasia; Truth-Telling; Distributive Justice; Professional Commitment; Discussion Questions; Notes; Appendix A: Principles of Medical Ethics; Appendix B: A Patient's Bill of Rights; Appendix C: Declaration of Geneva; Appendix D: Code for Nurses; Appendix E: Animal Use in Biomedical Research Appendix F: Historical Chronology: Ancient Medicine and CultureSelect Bibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; X; Z |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910823847203321 |
Carrick Paul <1946-> | ||
Washington, District of Columbia : , : Georgetown University Press, , 2001 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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