Michael Ryan’s Writings on Medical Ethics (Philosophy and Medicine Book 105)

Michael Ryan (d. 1840) remains one of the most mysterious figures in the history of medical ethics, despite the fact that he was the only British physician during the middle years of the 19^th^ century to write about ethics in a systematic way. Michael Ryan’s Writings on Medical Ethics offers both an annotated reprint of his key ethical writings, and an extensive introductory essay that fills in many previously unknown details of Ryan’s life, analyzes the significance of his ethical works, and places him within the historical trajectory of the field of medical ethics. * Gathers the key ethical writings of an often overlooked author in one volume * Provides first detailed biography of Ryan * Ryan is compared and contrasted in detail with predecessors, Gregory and Percival * Highlights the unique, original contributions of Ryan to medical ethics Front Matter....Pages i-viii Front Matter....Pages 1-1 Medical Ethics in the English and Scottish Enlightenment....Pages 3-16 Michael Ryan: A Biographical Summary....Pages 17-34 Ryan's Writings on Medical Ethics....Pages 35-76 Front Matter....Pages 77-88 Introduction....Pages 89-109 Origin of Medicine - Veneration for Its Cultivators....Pages 111-115 Medical Ethics of Hippocrates....Pages 117-128 Medical Ethics of the Middle Ages....Pages 129-140 Ethics of the Present Age....Pages 141-180 American Medical Ethics....Pages 181-189 Medical Education....Pages 191-222 Selections from Ryan's Obstetrical Writings....Pages 223-242 Back Matter....Pages 243-258 Michael Ryan (d. 1840) remains one of the most mysterious figures in the history of medical ethics, despite the fact that he was the only British physician during the middle years of the 19 th century to write about ethics in a systematic way. Michael Ryan’s Writings on Medical Ethics offers both an annotated reprint of his key ethical writings, and an extensive introductory essay that fills in many previously unknown details of Ryan’s life, analyzes the significance of his ethical works, and places him within the historical trajectory of the field of medical ethics. Introductory Essay. Michael Ryan And Medical Ethics -- Medical Ethics In English And Scottish Enlightenment -- Michael Ryan: A Biographical Summary -- Ryan's Writings On Medical Ethics -- Selected Writings By Ryan -- Manual Of Medical Jurisprudence -- Selections From Ryan's Obstetrical Writings. Howard A. Brody, Zahra Meghani, Kimberley Greenwald,editors. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.