Hippocrates' Oath and Asclepius' Snake: The Birth of the Medical Profession

by T A Cavanaugh and T.A. Cavanaugh

T. A. Cavanaugh's Hippocrates' Oath and Asclepius' Snake: The Birth of the Medical Profession articulates the Oath as establishing the medical profession's unique internal medical ethic - in its most basic and least controvertible form, this ethic mandates that physicians help and not harm the
sick. Relying on Greek myth, drama, and medical experience (e.g., homeopathy), the book shows how this medical ethic arose from reflection on the most vexing...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0190673672
• ISBN13: 9780190673673
• Release Date: December 2017
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.0" x 7.1"