Wilder Penfield - bioethicist.
Can J Neurol Sci
; 41(2): 177-81, 2014 Mar.
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ABSTRACT
Bioethics is a new discipline which developed as modern medical and scientific breakthroughs surpassed the ability of traditional medical ethics to contend with unique ethical dilemmas. It evolved into an interdisciplinary discourse regarding the ethical and societal implications of medicine and the biomedical sciences. Wilder Penfield (1891-1976), celebrated neurosurgeon and neuroscientist, is rarely thought of as a "bioethicist," and his mention in texts on the history of bioethics is little more than a footnote. However, he appears to have contributed to the field of bioethics in a number of ways through his solutions to the ethical problems posed by the unique form of surgery he developed; through his recognition of the limitations of traditional medical ethics; through his involvement of the public and other disciplines in ethical discussions; and through the impact that his work still has today in the area of bioethics termed "neuroethics."
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Assunto principal:
Neurociências
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Ética Médica
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Neurocirurgia
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En
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Can J Neurol Sci
Ano de publicação:
2014
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