What I actually said about medical ethics: a brief response to Toon.
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What I actually said about medical ethics: a brief response to Toon.
It has been said that I am against medical philosophy. This is a misrepresentation of my position. I am against conventional medical ethics teaching as it has to be done in medical schools, but very much in favour of philosophy in medicine.
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Medical Ethics
سال: 1995
ISSN: 0306-6800
DOI: 10.1136/jme.21.1.45