Practical divinity and medical ethics: lawful versus unlawful medicine in the writings of William Perkins (1558-1602).
Practical divinity and medical ethics: lawful versus unlawful medicine in the writings of William Perkins (1558-1602).
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实用神性与医学伦理：威廉·帕金斯（William Perkins，1558-1602）著作中的合法医学与非法医学。
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10.1093/jhmas/jrr064
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2013
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0.5
通讯作者：
Gevitz,Norman
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Gevitz,Norman
本文第一次探讨了16世纪晚期英国加尔文主义牧师威廉·帕金斯（William Perkins）基于神学的医学伦理学。虽然帕金斯没有写一本关于医学伦理学的书，但他在他的许多论文中谈到了医学中的各种道德问题，这些论文都是关于外行人应该如何在他们的职业和日常生活的各个方面进行自己。帕金斯写的熟悉的问题，如素质的一个好医生，行为的病人，作用的部长在愈合，和义务的时候，瘟疫。他最重要的贡献是他区分了“合法”和“非法”医学，后者包括医学占星术和魔法。帕金斯的作品达到了更大的观众在英格兰，特别是新英格兰比论文的当代世俗医学伦理学的作者和他的著作是有影响力的指导道德思想的许多虔诚的医生和外行。
This article examines for the first time the theologically based medical ethics of the late sixteenth-century English Calvinist minister William Perkins. Although Perkins did not write a single focused book on the subject of medical ethics, he addressed a variety of moral issues in medicine in his numerous treatises on how laypeople should conduct themselves in their vocations and in all aspects of their daily lives. Perkins wrote on familiar issues such as the qualities of a good physician, the conduct of sick persons, the role of the minister in healing, and obligations in time of pestilence. His most significant contribution was his distinction between “lawful” and “unlawful” medicine, the latter category including both medical astrology and magic. Perkins's works reached a far greater audience in England and especially New England than did the treatises of contemporary secular medical ethics authors and his writings were influential in guiding the moral thinking of many pious medical practitioners and laypersons.