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The Virtues in Medical Practice.
Title:
The Virtues in Medical Practice.
Author:
Pellegrino, Edmund D.
ISBN:
9780199748754
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Physical Description:
1 online resource (220 pages)
Contents:
Contents -- Introduction -- I: Theory -- 1. Virtue Theory -- 2. The Link Between Virtues, Principles, and Duties -- 3. Medicine as a Moral Community -- 4. The Ends of Medicine and Its Virtues -- II: The Virtues in Medicine -- 5. Fidelity to Trust -- 6. Compassion -- 7. Phronesis: Medicine's Indispensable Virtue -- 8. Justice -- 9. Fortitude -- 10. Temperance -- 11. Integrity -- 12. Self-Effacement -- III: The Practice of Virtue -- 13. How Does Virtue Make a Difference? -- 14. Can the Medical Virtues Be Taught? -- 15. Toward a Comprehensive Philosophy for Medicine -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W.
Local Note:
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2017. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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