Revisiting the beginning of bioethics: the contribution of Fritz Jahr (1927).
Van Rensselaer Potter is usually credited with coining the term bioethics and with founding this field. However, the rediscovery of the article "Bioethics: A Panorama of the Human Being's Ethical Relations with Animals and Plants," published in 1927 by Fritz Jahr in the German magazine Kosmos, necessitates a revision of this history of the foundation of bioethics. While Potter made significant contributions to this field, the importance of Jahr to the founding of bioethics should be recognized.
Goldim
José Roberto
JR
Laboratório de Pesquisa em Bioética e Etica na Ciência, Hospital de Clinicas de Porto Alegre, Porto Alegre, Brazil. jrgoldim@gmail.com
D001675:Bioethics / Q000266:history*; D035843:Biomedical Research / Q000941:ethics*; D032984:Ethics, Research / Q000266:history*; D049673:History, 20th Century; D006801:Humans