Paul Carrick teaches philosophy at Gettysburg College. He is a consultant for Pinnacle Health Hospitals and founding director of the Honors Program at Harrisburg Area Community College.

• INTRODUCTION PART I The Social and Scientific Setting1. THE STATUS OF THE PHYSICIAN 2. THEORIES OF HEALTH AND DISEASE 3. ATTITUDES TOWARD DEATH PART II The Rise of Medical Ethics4. WHO WAS HIPPOCRATES? 5. THE HIPPOCRATIC OATH PART III Abortion and Euthanasia6. THE PROBLEM OF ABORTION7. THE PROBLEM OF EUTHANASIA 8. THE PHYSICIAN'S MORAL RESPONSIBILITY CONCLUSION EPILOGUE 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 Culture Select Bibliography Index

Paul Carrick teaches philosophy at Gettysburg College. He is a consultant for Pinnacle Health Hospitals and founding director of the Honors Program at Harrisburg Area Community College.

• INTRODUCTION PART I The Social and Scientific Setting1. THE STATUS OF THE PHYSICIAN 2. THEORIES OF HEALTH AND DISEASE 3. ATTITUDES TOWARD DEATH PART II The Rise of Medical Ethics4. WHO WAS HIPPOCRATES? 5. THE HIPPOCRATIC OATH PART III Abortion and Euthanasia6. THE PROBLEM OF ABORTION7. THE PROBLEM OF EUTHANASIA 8. THE PHYSICIAN'S MORAL RESPONSIBILITY CONCLUSION EPILOGUE 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 Culture Select Bibliography Index

Paul Carrick teaches philosophy at Gettysburg College. He is a consultant for Pinnacle Health Hospitals and founding director of the Honors Program at Harrisburg Area Community College.

• INTRODUCTION PART I The Social and Scientific Setting1. THE STATUS OF THE PHYSICIAN 2. THEORIES OF HEALTH AND DISEASE 3. ATTITUDES TOWARD DEATH PART II The Rise of Medical Ethics4. WHO WAS HIPPOCRATES? 5. THE HIPPOCRATIC OATH PART III Abortion and Euthanasia6. THE PROBLEM OF ABORTION7. THE PROBLEM OF EUTHANASIA 8. THE PHYSICIAN'S MORAL RESPONSIBILITY CONCLUSION EPILOGUE 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 Culture Select Bibliography Index