Hippocratic, religious, and secular medical ethics [electronic resource] : the points of conflict / Robert M. Veatch.

Includes bibliographical references (p. ) and index.

Introduction: the Hippocratic problem -- The Hippocratic oath and the ethic of hippocratism -- The Hippocratic tradition: a sporadic retreat -- The cacophony of codes in medical schools and professional associations -- The limits of professionally generated ethics -- Religious medical ethics: revealed and natural alternatives -- Secular ethics and professional ethics -- Fallibilism and the convergence hypothesis.

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