The Cambridge World History of Medical Ethics is the first comprehensive scholarly account of the global history of medical ethics. Offering original interpreta

The first history of American medical ethics published in more than a half century, Before Bioethics tracks the evolution of American medical ethics from coloni

Published in 1803, this highly influential work is considered the first modern formulation of medical ethics.

This is a case-based introduction designed to examine the ethical questions raised by modern medical practice.