The Way of Medicine: Ethics and the Healing Profession

by Farr Curlin and Christopher Tollefsen

Book Overview

Today's medicine is spiritually deflated and morally adrift; this book explains why and offers an ethical framework to renew and guide practitioners in fulfilling their profession to heal.

What is medicine and what is it for? What does it mean to be a good doctor? Answers to these questions are essential both to the practice of medicine and to understanding the moral norms that shape that practice. The Way of Medicine articulates...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0268200866
• ISBN13: 9780268200862
• Release Date: August 2021
• Publisher: University of Notre Dame Press
• Length: 246 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"