Medical Ethics

Author: Feng Ze'yong
Publisher: Henan University Press
Book Description:
Guided by Marxist ethics and grounded in theories of utilitarianism, deontology, and value theory, this book is written based on a thorough study of dozens of versions of medical ethics textbooks and monographs in different systems currently used in China. It incorporates the best of these works to create an ideal textbook for medical students' medical ethics education and an essential tool for practicing healthcare professionals. It serves as both a reliable assistant for healthcare management personnel and a guide to establishing new types of medical interpersonal relationships.
The book is divided into 6 parts and 15 chapters, providing detailed explanations of the fundamental theories, behavioral principles, population control, clinical guidelines, life-and-death decisions, and the ethical background of medical practice. To facilitate the connection between theory and practice, case studies are included at the end of each chapter. During the writing process, efforts were made to ensure clear perspectives, a rigorous structure, well-defined organization, and representative examples. The book's system has been tested in some medical colleges and healthcare institutions, receiving positive feedback from students, healthcare professionals, and management personnel.
Author Biography: Feng Ze'yong, male, born in 1949, from Guangyuan City, Sichuan Province. Currently, he serves as a professor at Chongqing Medical University, a part-time supervisor at the Tongji Medical College of Huazhong University of Science and Technology, director of the Research Center for Medical and Social Development at Chongqing Medical University, director of the Center for Psychologist Training and Certification, master supervisor in social medicine and health service management, an expert enjoying the government special allowance, and an academic and technological leader in Chongqing.
Table of Contents:
Preface
Part 1 Basic Theories
Chapter 1 Introduction
Section 1 The Call of Society
Section 2 The Object of Study
Chapter 2 Basic Principles
Section 1 The Principle of Humanity
Section 2 The Principle of Service
Section 3 The Principle of Justice
Section 4 The Principle of Optimization
Chapter 3 Categories
Section 1 Rights and Obligations
Section 2 Passion and Reason
Section 3 Utility and Duty
Section 4 External and Internal Control
Section 5 Courage and Prudence
Part 2 Behavioral Principles
Chapter 4 Behavioral Choice
Section 1 Objective Constraints and Subjective Intentions
Section 2 Objective Possibility and Subjective Ability
Section 3 Moral Conflict
Chapter 5 Behavioral Control
Section 1 External Regulation
Section 2 Internal Regulation
Section 3 The Dialectical Relationship Between External and Internal Regulation
Chapter 6 Medical Ethics Evaluation
Section 1 Evaluation Standards
Section 2 Evaluation Methods
Section 3 Evaluation Basis
Section 4 Behavioral Systems and Their Evaluation
Part 3 Population Control
Chapter 7 Controlling Population Size
Section 1 The Moral Basis of Family Planning
Section 2 Ethics in the Process
Chapter 8 Improving Population Quality
Section 1 Ethics of Eugenics
Section 2 Ethics in Negative Eugenics
Section 3 Ethics in Positive Eugenics
Part 4 Clinical Guidelines
Chapter 9 Clinical Relationship Analysis
Section 1 Doctor-Patient Relationship
Section 2 Patient-Disease Relationship
Section 3 Subordinate Relationship
Chapter 10 Ethical Treatment of Special Patients
Section 1 Diagnosis and Treatment Ethics for Mentally Ill Patients
Part 5 Life-and-Death Decisions
Part 6 Medical Ethics Background
Afterword