The medical-ethical problem : role-conflation
Hippocrates' Oath. Hippocrates'?
Oath : gods, goddesses, contract, and oath-proper : Gods and goddesses ; Contract ; Oath-proper : regimens, harm, and injustice ; Oath-proper : the rejection of killing ; Oath-proper : cutting ; Oath-proper : entering houses free of injustice (sexual acts) ; Oath-proper : entering houses and not gossiping ; The Oath concludes : blessing and self-curse
Wounding. A distinction within the Apollonian/Asclepian account
Coming to terms : distinguishing wounds from injuries
Hippocratic medicine distinguished from Apollonian and Asclepian skill : The Asclepian account disputed ; Apollonian killing considered : Dr. Guillotin and his "simple mechanism" ; Attempts to make physicians Apollonian
Further reasons why physicians ought not to kill
If thou shalt not kill must one strive officiously to keep alive?
Is the problem of iatrogenic harm most basic?
Forswearing other injuries and injustices : sexual relations and gossip.
Oath, Profession, and Autonomy. Oath and profession
Further reasons for a medical oath
Professional Autonomy : Professional autonomy : the internal therapeutic ethic as law ; Professional autonomy : the basic internal medical norm ; Professional autonomy : medicine not solely a technique ; Professional autonomy : salient claims
Conclusion: One or many medical professions?
Appendix: Hippocrates Oath : Greek text and literal English translation.
