Pellegrino Edmund D., Thomasma David C.:
The Virtues In Medical Practice
Oxford University Press (United States), 1993
Hardback, 220 pages
Size: 234x156 mm
ISBN: 9780195082890
ISBN-10: 0195082893
The Virtues In Medical Practice
This monograph constructs a virtue-based ethic for medicine and health care. Specific virtues such as trust, compassion, justice, courage and self-effacement are discussed. The text concludes by examining how a virtue-based ethic of medicine effects the analysis of health care problems.

