Hippocrates' oath and Asclepius' snake :: the birth of the medical profession /

Hippocrates' Oath and Asclepius' Snake: The Birth of the Medical Profession articulates the Oath as establishing the medical profession--a practice incorporating an internal, uniquely medical ethic that particularly prohibits doctors from killing. In its most basic and least controvertible...

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1. Verfasser: Cavanaugh, T. A. (VerfasserIn)
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2018]
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Zusammenfassung:Hippocrates' Oath and Asclepius' Snake: The Birth of the Medical Profession articulates the Oath as establishing the medical profession--a practice incorporating an internal, uniquely medical ethic that particularly prohibits doctors from killing. In its most basic and least controvertible form, this ethic mandates that physicians try to help while not trying to harm the sick.
Beschreibung:1 online resource (xii, 177 pages)
Bibliographie:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780190673703
0190673702
9780190673697
0190673699

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