Medical Ethics: Evolution, Rights and the Physician

One: An Evolutionary View of Ethics, Rights and the Doctor-Patient Relationship.- 1. Ethical Theory.- 1. Introduction.- 2. Philosophical Considerations.- 3. Biological Considerations.- 4. Discussion.- 5. Conclusions.- 2. Dual Evolution: Ethics, The Law, Rights.- 1. Ethics and the Law.- 2. The Concept of Rights.- 3. Conclusions.- 3. Bases for Medical Ethics.- 1. Origin of Medical Ethics and the Doctor-Patient Relationship.- 2. Rights and the Practice of Medicine.- 2.1 Autonomy and Beneficenc...