Doctors’ Professional Ethics in the Perspective of Marx’s "Industrial Pathology" / 中国医学伦理学

ABSTRACT

In Das Kapital, Marx cited the Public Health Report of Dr. Simon, the promoter of the British public health reform, and developed Marx’s "industrial pathology", which not only directly demonstrated the oppression and exploitation of capitalism on the working class, but also indirectly raised expectations and construction of doctors’ professional ethics and social values. Marx believed that the doctors should have professional, fair and resolute ethic, and only by placing their value in the working people and putting the health and interests of the people first, can they better save the dying, heal the wounded, and play a greater role of value and advantage. Reviewing the professional ethics and social values of doctors from the perspective of Marx’s "industrial pathology" not only enlightens people on how to better respond to the COVID-19, but also has important reference significance for the construction of contemporary medical ethics.