title: [Humanism in medicine. A tribute to the memory of master Ignacio Chávez on the 20th anniversary of his death].
abstract: The expression "humanism" reflects essentially a fundamental interest for all aspects pertaining to human nature. In fact, humanistic education is not the isolation in to a world of dark shades nor to take pleasure in sterile diatribes or rhetoric redundancies. The problem of today does not consist in fighting or excluding one or the other element from contemporary life, a vain and retrograde attempt, but in introducing all elements--or rather incorporate them--in the core of an integral concept of man. Mankind's works are valued only by their contributions as testimonies of the truth, for what they do in the progress of individual perfection and in the improvement of society. Perhaps, integral humanism will lead to a communitarian society on earth, animated by the ideal of universal brotherhood. These were the sublime ideals of doctor Ignacio Chávez and constitute an enduring legacy for his pupils in all countries and all times.
authors.affiliation: Instituto Nacional de Cardiología Ignacio Chavez, Departamento de Farmacología, México, D.F.
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authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: de Micheli-Serra
mesh_terms: D002309:Cardiology / Q000266:history; D049673:History, 20th Century; D006808:Humanism / Q000266:history*; D008800:Mexico
vernacular_title: Humanismo en medicina. Homenaje a la memoria del maestro Ignacio Chávez en el vigésimo aniversario de su fallecimiento.