Edmund D. Pellegrino (1920–2013) was professor emeritus of medicine and medical ethics and adjunct professor of philosophy at Georgetown University.
Fabrice Jotterand is associate professor and director of the Graduate Program in Bioethics at the Center for Bioethics and Medical Humanities, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
H. Tristram Engelhardt, Jr. (1941–2018) was professor of philosophy at Rice University and professor emeritus of medicine at Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas.
“This volume is composed of a selection from Dr. Pellegrino's
corpus of writings on medical ethics. To date, these essays have
been unavailable in one work. . . . This reader provides essays on
philosophical foundations of medicine, the medical profession,
physician-patient relationship, physician as moral agent, humanism
and the Hippocratic tradition.” —Issues in Law & Medicine
“Pellegrino believes bioethics should not be restricted to specific
topics such as abortion, cloning, or physician-assisted suicide. In
this collection of nineteen essays from across his career,
Pellegrino describes the philosophical foundations of medicine and
of the medical profession, the healing relationship, virtue and
medical practice with the physician as moral agent, the humanities
in medicine, and the Hippocratic tradition.” —Book News
“This remarkable book summarizes Edmund Pellegrino's writings by
extracting several meaningful essays from his voluminous
bibliography. These point to the dearth of humanities requirements
for medical training and highlight the poverty of ethical
considerations in medical decision-making. . . . Agree or disagree,
this book needs to be read by all physicians, especially those
whose education was devoid of philosophy. The editors have done an
excellent job of offering a sage's viewpoint in an accessible
form.” —Journal of American Medical Association
“Editors H. Tristam Engelhardt, Jr., and Fabrice Jotterand have
carefully selected, organized, and interpreted the writings of
Pellegrino, making them more accessible to students, scholars,
physicians, and anyone generally interested in medical ethics. In
almost a lecture style, the editors present an overview of each
article, emphasizing the important developments in each, which will
make this volume particularly useful as a teaching tool for a
journal club or seminar course, or for anyone outside the field of
bioethics looking for guidance on what to read.” —Quarterly Review
of Biology
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