The Trace of the Source of Medical Ethics / 中国医学伦理学

ABSTRACT

The germination of medical ethics could date back to as early as the 15th century BC or even earlier.This subject successively takes on three theoretical forms possessing diverse peculiarities.The first stage could be called Classical Theory of Medical Morality,or Pre-Medical Ethics,with evident character of virtue ethics and deontology.The second stage is the traditional medical ethics.As a relatively mature theoretical system,it takes on the characteristics of meticulous,standardization,specialization,humanity and legislation.The third stage might be called the international medical ethics,whose prominent trait is the birth,progress and grandness of Modern Bioethics.