Some Moral Dimensions of Medicine
Authors: SAMUEL ENOCH STUMPF
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1966)

Special Article1 February 1966Some Moral Dimensions of MedicineSAMUEL ENOCH STUMPF, PH.D.SAMUEL ENOCH STUMPF, PH.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-64-2-460 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptModern medicine has provoked some serious moral questions, not through malignant perversity but because of the enormous momentum medical science has gained in the past few decades. I suppose that no one is more aware of these problems than the physician himself. Throughout its long history, medicine has shown a sensitivity to the moral dimension of its practices. But what is different today is that in a special way medicine has become everybody's business; almost everyone is concerned about the actions of medical scientists. And this increased interest is due to the spectacular successes achieved by modern medicine, successes that...References1. Dred Scott v. Sandford 60 U. S. 393 (1854). Google Scholar2. Plessy v. Ferguson 163 U. S. 537 (1896). Google Scholar3. Brown v. Board of Education 347 U. S. 483 (1954). Google Scholar4. ZOLLINGERLINDEMFILLERCORSONWILSON RMMCRMJMRE: Effect of thymectomy on skin-homograft survival in children. New Eng. J. Med. 270: 707, 1964. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar5. WAKSMAN BH: Letter to the Editor: Thymus experimentation. Ibid., p. 1018. Google Scholar6. Editorial: Thymus experimentation. Ibid., p. 1014. Google Scholar7. LADIMMERNEWMAN IRW: Clinical Investigation in Medicine: Legal, Ethical and Moral Aspects. Law-Medicine Research Institute, Boston University, Boston, Mass., 1963, p. 21. Google Scholar8. Hyman v. Jewish Chronic Disease Hospital 42 Misc. 2d 427 (1963). Google Scholar9. FREUND PA: Ethical problems in human experimentation. New Eng. J. Med. 273: 687, 1965. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar10. MCGOON DC: Discussion of paper by NELSON, R. M., JENSON, C. B., PETERSON, C. A., SANDERS, B. C.: Effective use of prophylactic antibiotics in open heart surgery. Arch. Surg. (Chicago) 90: 731, 1965. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAuthors: SAMUEL ENOCH STUMPF, PH.D.Affiliations: Nashville, TennesseeFrom the Department of Philosophy and the Medical School, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tenn.This study was carried out at Vanderbilt University in collaboration with the Director, Elliot V. Newman, M.D., F.A.C.P., and staff of the Clinical Research Center, supported by grant FR-95 from the National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Md., and by a grant for clinical research to the Vanderbilt Medical School by the G. D. Searle Foundation, Chicago, Ill.This paper was presented at the Third Fall Meeting of the American College of Physicians, Miami Beach, Fla., October 9, 1965.Requests for reprints should be addressed to Samuel Enoch Stumpf, Ph.D., Philosophy Department, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tenn. 37203. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byBioethical Issues in Research on the Fetus and Newborn InfantBioethical Issues in Research on the Fetus and Newborn InfantStudies in HumansMedical Consequences of the Inhalation of Volatile NitritesThe Literature of Ethical Problems in Medicine—Part 3ETHICAL PROBLEMS AND SOLUTIONS FOR CLINICAL RESEARCH IN HUMAN NUTRITIONREPORT OF THE AD‐HOC COMMITTEE ON RATIONALIZATION OF FACILITIES FOR ORGAN TRANSPLANTATION AND RENAL DIALYSISCurrent status of chronic hemodialysisThe Law and Medical AdvancesWARREN E. BURGER, LL.D.Medicine and the Quality of LifeJ. R. E. 1 February 1966Volume 64, Issue 2Page: 460-470KeywordsFallsHistory of medicineResearch grantsScientistsTransplantation ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 February 1966 PDF downloadLoading ...