Commentary: In Search of Medical Ethics and Its Foundation with Rosamond Rhodes

In her thorough and thoughtful contribution to the Cambridge Quarterly of Healthcare Ethics titled “Medical Ethics: Common or Uncommon Morality” Rosamond Rhodes argues that contrary to American mainstream bioethics, medical ethics is not, and should not be, based on common morality, but rather, that...

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Authors: Takala, Tuija (Author) ; Häyry, Matti (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Cambridge Univ. Press 2020
In: Cambridge quarterly of healthcare ethics
Year: 2020, Volume: 29, Issue: 3, Pages: 429-436
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Summary:In her thorough and thoughtful contribution to the Cambridge Quarterly of Healthcare Ethics titled “Medical Ethics: Common or Uncommon Morality” Rosamond Rhodes argues that contrary to American mainstream bioethics, medical ethics is not, and should not be, based on common morality, but rather, that the medical profession requires its own distinctive morality.1 She goes on to list sixteen duties that, according to her, form the core of medical ethics proper.
ISSN:1469-2147
Contains:Enthalten in: Cambridge quarterly of healthcare ethics
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1017/S0963180120000171