Medical Ethics in Imperial China. A Study in Historical Anthropology

Bibliographic Data

ID4972018
AuthorsMartha Li Chiu, Paul U Unschuld
Year1983
Volume103
Issue2
Pages466
Publication date1983-04-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of the American Oriental Society (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0003-0279 • E-ISSN: 2169-2289
PublisherJSTOR (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.2307/601496
OpenAlexW2287648279
LanguageEN
Citations received11

The ethics of Chinese physicians were formulated during the Confucian era and advocated the interests of the general public. Medical resources in China were distributed to shamans (up to this century) Buddhist monks Taoist hermits Confucian scholars itinerant and established physicians laymen midwives and many others. Conflict over distribution of those resources affected everyone. Independently practicing physicians acquired more and more control. Ethical debates were used to centralize resources among physicians. Prognosis has become increasingly significant as a means of protection and reputation. A formulated ethics from the elite group of physicians must not only subject itself to the values dominating society but create values in the advanced medical regions; e.g. allocation of resources to preserve life

Ancient history · Archaeology · China · History of China · Medical anthropology · Sociology · Anthropology · Chinese history and philosophy · Empathy and Medical Education · Ethics in medical practice · History

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