
Common Morality Has Been The Touchstone Of Medical Ethics Since The Publication Of Beauchamp And Childress's Principles Of Biomedical Ethics In 1979. Rosamond Rhodes Challenges This Dominant View By Presenting An Original And Novel Account Of The Ethics Of Medicine, One Deeply Rooted In The Actual Experience Of Medical Professionals. She Argues That Common Morality Accounts Of Medical Ethics Are Unsuitable For The Profession, And Inadequate For Responding To The Particular Issues That Arise In Medical Practice. Instead, Rhodes Argues That Medicine's Distinctive Ethics Should Be Explained In Terms Of The Trust That Society Allows To The Profession. Trust Is The Core And Starting Point Of Rhodes' Moral Framework, Which States That The Most Basic Duty Of Doctors Is To Seek Trust And Be Trustworthy. Building From This Foundation, Rhodes Explicates The Sixteen Specific Duties That Doctors Take On When They Join The Profession, And Demonstrates How Her View Of These Duties Is Largely Consistent With The Codes Of Medical Ethics Of Medical Societies Around The World. She Then Explains Why It Is Critical For Physicians To Develop The Attitudes Or Doctorly Virtues That Comprise The Character Of Trustworthy Doctors And Buttress Physicians' Efforts To Fulfil Their Professional Obligations. Her Book's Presentation Of Physicians' Duties And The Elements That Comprise A Doctorly Character, Together Add Up To A Cohesive And Comprehensive Description Of What Medical Professionalism Really Entails. Rhodes's Analysis Provides A Clear Understanding Of Medical Professionalism As Well As A Guide For Doctors Navigating The Ethically Challenging Situations That Arise In Clinical Practice
Can the ethics of medicine be more accurately defined by the professional trust granted by society rather than by common morality frameworks? Rosamond Rhodes, a scholar in bioethics, critiques the long-standing reliance on the principles established by Beauchamp and Childress. She proposes a new framework centered on the specific duties inherent to the medical profession, arguing that the primary obligation of a physician is to cultivate and maintain trust.
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Experts recognize this work as a significant challenge to the traditional 'common morality' approach in bioethics. Readers frequently note that the prose is accessible yet rigorous, making it a useful resource for both medical students and practicing clinicians navigating complex ethical dilemmas.
Page Count:
272
Publication Date:
2020-01-01
Publisher:
Oxford University Press
ISBN-10:
019085992X
ISBN-13:
9780190859923
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