Recta Ratio Agibilium in a medical context: the role of virtue in the physician-patient relationship
Abstract Acting for the good of the patient is the most fundamental and universally acknowledged principle of medical ethics. However, given the complexity of modern medicine as well as the moral fragmentation of contemporary society, determining the good is far from simple. In his philosophy of med...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2018-07-01
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Series: | Philosophy, Ethics, and Humanities in Medicine |
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Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13010-018-0062-3 |