Medical Ethics in the Ancient World by Carrick, Paul
Medical Ethics in the Ancient World by Carrick, Paul

Medical Ethics in the Ancient World

In this book Paul Carrick charts the ancient Greek and Roman foundations of Western medical ethics. Surveying...
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Author: Paul Carrick
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Medical Ethics in the Ancient World by Carrick, Paul

Medical Ethics in the Ancient World

$594.43
Medical Ethics in the Ancient World by Carrick, Paul

Medical Ethics in the Ancient World

$594.43
Author: Paul Carrick
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Description
In this book Paul Carrick charts the ancient Greek and Roman foundations of Western medical ethics. Surveying 1,500 years of pre-Christian medical moral history, Carrick applies insights from ancient medical ethics to developments in contemporary medicine such as advance directives, gene therapy, physician-assisted suicide, abortion, and surrogate motherhood. He discusses such timeless issues as the social status of the physician; attitudes toward dying and death; and the relationship of medicine to philosophy, religion, and popular mortality. Opinions of a wide range of ancient thinkers are consulted, including physicians, poets, philosophers, and patients. He also explores the puzzling question of Hippocrates' identity, analyzing not only the Hippocratic Oath but also the Father of Medicine's lesser-known works. Accessible to both professionals and to those with little background in medical philosophy or ancient science, Carrick's book demonstrates that in the ancient world, as in our own postmodern age, physicians, philosophers, and patients embraced a diverse array of perspectives on the most fundamental questions of life and death.

Author: Paul Carrick
Publisher: Georgetown University Press
Published: 04/30/2001
Pages: 292
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.95lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.66d
ISBN: 9780878408498


Review Citation(s):
Scitech Book News 12/01/2001 pg. 87
Univ PR Books for Public Libry 01/01/2002 pg. 4 - Outstanding

About the Author

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.




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