The humanity formulation of Kant's Categorical Imperative demands that we treat humanity
as an end in itself. Because this principle resonates with currently influential ideals of human …

The first 'modern'presentation of medical ethics is generally acknowledged to be Percival's
text of 1803. The main theme of this influential pamphlet was the way in which medical …

The resurgence of interest in professionalism necessarily focuses us on the moral core of
medicine and the character of the good doctor. While medical education reform projects …

The article traces the history of medical professionalism and reasserts its necessity for the
continued vitality of medicine. It discusses some of the earliest writings about medical …

La Sociedad Española de Cardiología (SEC) ha elaborado su «marco ético». Este
documento se estructura en 2 partes diferenciadas que tratan sobre la responsabilidad de …

A Defense of Medical Confidentiality a dialogue, in which patients too begin to disclose–and
seriously evaluate–their own expectations and responsibilities. If the time ever came when …

Patient empowerment is a recent phenomenon impacting the evolving nature ofthe
relationship between individuals seeking medical assistance and the doctors who provide …

Against the backdrop of the political intrigue in biomedicine's ascendancy to orthodoxy, this
article examines its contemporary rapprochement with Complementary Alternative Medicine …

Karl Marx could only pen the memorable line,“the history of all hitherto existing society is the
history of class struggles” because he was heir to the sanitary and public health reforms of …

The Spanish Society of Cardiology (SEC) has produced an Ethical Framework Document.
This document is divided into two distinct parts that deal, respectively, with the …