After bioethics and towards virtue?
The place of philosophical medical ethics in medical education and clinical practice has recently been questioned. Although partially valid, the criticisms do not warrant abandoning the enterprise. Instead a reappraised model, based on Aristotelean concepts of intellectual and moral virtue is suggested.
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St Bartholomew's Hospital Medical School, London.
D004501:Education, Medical; D026689:Ethical Analysis; D026822:Ethicists; D026690:Ethics, Clinical; D004992:Ethics, Medical; D006801:Humans; D033183:Interdisciplinary Communication; D009014:Morals; D010686:Philosophy, Medical; D010819:Physician's Role; D028662:Principle-Based Ethics; D028722:Virtues