The Virtues in Medical Practice

Inbunden, Engelska, 1994

Av Edmund D. Pellegrino, David C. Thomasma, Georgetown University) Pellegrino, Edmund D. (Professor of Medical Ethics, Professor of Medical Ethics, Loyola University of Chicago) Thomasma, David C. (Director, Medical Humanities Program, Director, Medical Humanities Program, M.D. Pellegrino, Edmund D., Edmund D. M. D. Pellegrino

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This book constructs a virtue-based ethics for medicine and health care. Beginning with the problem of relating virtues to principles, the authors develop a theory that this linkage lies in the goals of medicine and the nature of medical practice as a moral community. Specific virtues such as trust, compassion, prudence, justice, courage, temperance, and self-effacement are discussed in separate chapters. The book ends by examining how a virtue-based ethic of medicine makes a difference in analysing problems like caring for the poor, research on human subjects, whether the medical virtues can be taught in professional training, and how a refurbished philosophy of medicine can enhance medicine and health care in the future.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum1994-03-03
Mått163 x 238 x 21 mm
Vikt481 g
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor224
FörlagOUP USA
ISBN9780195082890

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PART I: Theory1: Virtue Theory2: The Link Between Virtues, Principles, Duties3: Medicine as a Moral Community4: The Ends of Medicine and its VirtuesPART II: The Virtues in Medicine5: Fidelity to Trust6: Compassion7: Phronesis: The Indispensable Virtue of Medicine8: Justice9: Fortitude10: Temperance11: Integrity12: Self-EffacementPART III: The Practice of Virtue13: How Does Virtue Make a Difference?14: Can the Medical Virtues be Taught?15: Postscript: An Integral Medical Ethics