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Medicine, ethics and religion: rational or irrational?

Authors :
Orr, Robert D
Genesen, Leigh B
Orr, R D
Genesen, L B
Source :
Journal of Medical Ethics; Dec98, Vol. 24 Issue 6, p385-387, 3p
Publication Year :
1998

Abstract

Savulescu maintains that our paper, which encourages clinicians to honour requests for "inappropriate treatment" is prejudicial to his atheistic beliefs, and therefore wrong. In this paper we clarify and expand on our ideas, and respond to his assertion that medicine, ethics and atheism are objective, rational and true, while religion is irrational and false. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Subjects

Subjects :
MEDICINE
ETHICS
RELIGION
DECISION making
LOGIC
MEDICAL ethics
RELIGION & medicine
PHYSICIANS
CULTURAL pluralism
PREJUDICES
PSYCHOLOGY & religion
RESOURCE allocation
SOCIAL values
PSYCHOLOGICAL stress
OCCUPATIONAL roles
PATIENTS' attitudes

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
03066800
Volume :
24
Issue :
6
Database :
Complementary Index
Journal :
Journal of Medical Ethics
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
1447070
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1136/jme.24.6.385
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