The way of medicine : ethics and the healing profession /

Today's medicine is spiritually deflated and morally adrift; this book explains why and offers an ethical framework to renew and guide practitioners in fulfilling their profession to heal. What is medicine and what is it for? What does it mean to be a good doctor? Answers to these questions are...

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Main Authors: Curlin, Farr A. (Author), Tollefsen, Christopher (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Notre Dame, Indiana : University of Notre Dame Press, [2021]
Series:Notre Dame studies in medical ethics and bioethics.
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