Ethics Course Decription
In the ensuing passages you will read the Oath of Medical Ethics first articulated by Hippocrates in his lifetime between 460 and 377 B.C. It is worthwhile to compare the views of this ancient Greek doctor with those of the present day.
You will also read The Hippocratic Oath – Modern Version, written in 1964 by Louis Lasagna, Academic Dean of the School of Medicine at Tufts University, and used in many medical schools today. Please compare and contrast Dr. Lasagna’s version of medical ethics with that of the ancients – a bit watered down, wouldn’t you say?
Following that you will read A Historical Overview of Traditional Chinese Medicine and Ancient Chinese Medical Ethics written by Cai Jingfeng of The China Institute for History of Medicine and Medical Literature at the China Academy of Traditional Chinese Medicine in Beijing. This text summarizes the thoughts on medical ethics of both Confucius and Sun Simiao. It is worthwhile to compare the views of these ancient Greek and Chine se thinkers.
Finally, offered for your consideration is an interesting essay written by the New Zealander Keith Blayney on The Caduceus vs. the Staff of Asclepius (Asklepian). This provides historical insight into two different symbols of Western medicine, what these symbols truly represent, and the attendant shift in medical ethics brought about by the adoption of a more mercantile view of the healing arts.
You will also read The Hippocratic Oath – Modern Version, written in 1964 by Louis Lasagna, Academic Dean of the School of Medicine at Tufts University, and used in many medical schools today. Please compare and contrast Dr. Lasagna’s version of medical ethics with that of the ancients – a bit watered down, wouldn’t you say?
Following that you will read A Historical Overview of Traditional Chinese Medicine and Ancient Chinese Medical Ethics written by Cai Jingfeng of The China Institute for History of Medicine and Medical Literature at the China Academy of Traditional Chinese Medicine in Beijing. This text summarizes the thoughts on medical ethics of both Confucius and Sun Simiao. It is worthwhile to compare the views of these ancient Greek and Chine se thinkers.
Finally, offered for your consideration is an interesting essay written by the New Zealander Keith Blayney on The Caduceus vs. the Staff of Asclepius (Asklepian). This provides historical insight into two different symbols of Western medicine, what these symbols truly represent, and the attendant shift in medical ethics brought about by the adoption of a more mercantile view of the healing arts.
