Medical Ethics in Arab and Islamic Medicine

Ethics (derived from the Greek, meaning “moral” or “habit”) deals with moral issues and judgments. It attempts to determine the propriety of human conduct, man's desires, and the consequences of his actions. While ethics deals with theory, morals (derived from the Latin mos, meaning “custom” or “usage”) deal with concrete practical aspects of action. The terms “ethics” and “morals” are often used interchangeably. Medical ethics is a field of applied ethics, the study of moral values and judgments as they apply to medicine. It can be ...