Medical Ethics: A Series of Textbooks for Higher Vocational and Technical Education in Medicine

Author: Li Yongsheng
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Publish Date: 2004-10-13
Features: Medical ethics is a science that studies the generation, development, and changes in medical morals within medical practice. It primarily focuses on the ethics of healthcare professionals and elevates various medical phenomena and ethical issues to a theoretical level, forming an independent discipline that combines medicine and ethics. It is a highly theoretical and practical subject. This textbook extensively incorporates the latest research findings in medical ethics from both domestic and international sources. Theoretically, it strives for innovation, especially in medical ethics research, expanding from past studies of deontology and virtue ethics to the exploration of theories such as utilitarianism and value theory. It has evolved from examining doctor-patient relationships and interprofessional conflicts to studying the relationship between medicine and society. Research on the relationship between medical value and social value, among other issues, has shifted many ethical relationships from "what is" to "what should be." In terms of content, it emphasizes the connection between theory and practice, particularly in explaining complex and ever-changing ethical phenomena, while constructing a moral principle and norm system that meets the demands of the times. Thiss the unique role of medical ethics in constraining, guiding, enlightening, punishing evil, and rewarding goodness. It helps healthcare professionals develop a clear moral awareness, form personal moral beliefs and habits, and transition their ethical perspectives from "what is" to "what should be." In terms of structure, it emphasizes the unity of form and content, focusing on cultivating the ability of healthcare professionals to analyze moral phenomena, establish moral concepts, and improve their moral quality.