Surgical ethics: a framework for surgeons, patients, and society

Summary The practice of surgery is based on the technical capabilities of the surgeon (techne), their knowledge (episteme) and their capacity of judgment (phronesis). Surgeons face situations that call into question moral choices and face ethical difficulties in their daily practice. In fact, innova...

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Main Author: Diana Cardenas
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Colégio Brasileiro de Cirurgiões 2020-06-01
Series:Revista do Colégio Brasileiro de Cirurgiões
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-69912020000100701&tlng=en