Medical Ethics in Clinical Practice
This book discusses medicine from an ethical perspective, whereas books on medical ethics more commonly present ethics from a bio-medical standpoint.The book is divided into 23 chapters. The introductory chapters present some basic concepts of medical eth
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Medical Ethics in Clinical Practice
Matjaž Zwitter
Medical Ethics in Clinical Practice
Matjaž Zwitter Faculty of Medicine University of Maribor Maribor Slovenia Institute of Oncology Ljubljana Slovenia
Originally published in Slovenian language in 2018 by Cankarjeva založba ISBN 978-3-030-00718-8 ISBN 978-3-030-00719-5 (eBook) https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-00719-5 Library of Congress Control Number: 2018964943 © Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2019 Translation from the Slovenian language edition: Pogovori o zdravniški etiki by Cankarjeva založba, © Pogovori o zdravniški etiki 2018. Published by Cankarjeva založba. All Rights Reserved. This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors, and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. The publisher remains neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations. This Springer imprint is published by the registered company Springer Nature Switzerland AG The registered company address is: Gewerbestrasse 11, 6330 Cham, Switzerland
Preface
In a concise phrase, the message of this book is: how to be a good physician Many have written about ethics: philosophers, theologians, journalists, politicians, economists, and others. This book about ethics is written by a physician. Day by day, year by year, physicians experience the distress of people who find themselves at the brink of life and death. The experience from real life is what separates mountaineers from television viewers and physicians from philosophers. This is not to say that the opinion of a physician counts more than that of a philosopher: the two simply observe a problem from different perspectives. When compared to other, more theoretical volumes on medical ethics, this book should contribute to a balanced understanding of the role that physicians play, or should play, in medicine and in society. Medical Ethics in Clinical Practice is based on lectures to undergraduate students of medicine at the Faculty of Medicine in Maribor, Slovenia. Nevertheless, this is not
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