Medical Ethics in the Ancient World

by Paul Carrick

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0878408495
• ISBN13: 9780878408498
• Release Date: April 2001
• Publisher: Georgetown University Press
• Length: 292 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"