The impossibility of a morality internal to medicine

Journal of Medicine and Philosophy

Volumn 26, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 621-642

  Veatch, R M ^a  

^a GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Ends of medicine; External morality; Internal morality; Social constructionism

Indexed keywords

COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; CULTURAL FACTOR; EXPERIENCE; HEALTH PROMOTION; INTERNAL MEDICINE; MEDICAL ETHICS; MORALITY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RELIGION; REVIEW; SOCIAL ASPECT; WELLBEING;

ANALYTICAL APPROACH; BIOETHICS AND PROFESSIONAL ETHICS; PHILOSOPHICAL APPROACH;

ETHICS, CLINICAL; ETHICS, MEDICAL; HUMANS; INTERNAL-EXTERNAL CONTROL; MORALS; PHILOSOPHY, MEDICAL; PHYSICIAN'S ROLE; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY;

EID: 0035183470     PISSN: 03605310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1076/jmep.26.6.621.2996     Document Type: Review

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