Virtue ethics: Beyond moral theory
In December 2013, a 52 year old man and a practising Jehovah’s Witness was admitted to Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital (CHBAH), Soweto, Johannesburg. This is the third largest hospital in the world, providing medical services to a community of more than one million local residents.1 It has the b...
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South African Medical Association
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| description | In December 2013, a 52 year old man and a practising Jehovah’s Witness was admitted to Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital (CHBAH), Soweto, Johannesburg. This is the third largest hospital in the world, providing medical services to a community of more than one million local residents.1 It has the busiest internal medicine unit in South Africa with 833 beds and a staff comprised of 133 doctors.2 |
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| spelling | doaj.art-a91fc831ddb74bd2a6cb24ea9a67e0702024-01-02T11:29:49ZengSouth African Medical AssociationSouth African Journal of Bioethics and Law1999-76392015-11-0182484910.7196/SAJBL.434Virtue ethics: Beyond moral theoryKaren KochColin MenezesIn December 2013, a 52 year old man and a practising Jehovah’s Witness was admitted to Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital (CHBAH), Soweto, Johannesburg. This is the third largest hospital in the world, providing medical services to a community of more than one million local residents.1 It has the busiest internal medicine unit in South Africa with 833 beds and a staff comprised of 133 doctors.2Âhttp://www.sajbl.org.za/index.php/sajbl/article/download/434/444 |
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