"A Bradford book" Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents:
Euthanasia and the physician's role : reflections on some views in the ancient Greek tradition / Georgios Anagnastopoulos. Is medicine art, science, or practical wisdom? Ancient and contemporary reflections / Ronald Polansky -- Phronesis and the misdescription of medicine : against the medical school commencement speech / Kathryn Montgomery -- Aristotle, phronesis, and postmodern bioethics / David Thomasma -- Confessions of an unrepentant sophist / Tod Chambers -- Philosophical therapy, ancient and modern / Julia E. Annas -- Thrasymachus and managed care : how not to think about the craft of medicine / Alex John London -- Potentiality and persons : an Aristotelian perspective / Christopher Megone -- Can communitarianism end the shrill and interminable public debates? Abortion as a case-in-point / Mark G. Kuczewski -- Classical and modern reflections on medical ethics and the best interests of the sick child / Daryl M. Tress -- Facing death like a Stoic : Epictetus on suicide in the case of illness / Christopher E. Cosans -- Euthanasia and the physician's role : reflections on some views in the ancient Greek tradition / Georgios Anagnastopoulos.
This resource is supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by State Library of Iowa.