From Physicians' Professional Ethos towards Medical Ethics and Bioethics

Part 1: Initial Impediments to Ethical Reflection in Medicine. Chapter 1. The History of Medicine as Inspiration for Medico-Ethical Reflection in Germany: Memories from the Free Zone of Historiography (Richard Toellner).- Chapter 2. Human Genetics Between the Physician's Ethos and Bio-Politics: From Eugenics to Human Gene Technology (Rolf Löther).- Chapter 3. The Development of Doctors' Ethics into Medical Ethics in the German Democratic Republic and its Impact on Medical Education (Ernst Luther).- Part 2: The Culture of Dialogue in Medical and Bio-ethics. Chapter 4. Socialist Social Policy as the Basis of the Physician's Ethos in the German Democratic Republic: Humanist Ideals and Economic Realities (Horst Spaar).- Chapter 5. Bioethics and the Defense of a Culture of Liberalism: Philosophical Rationality in the Spirit of Modesty (Günther Patzig).- Chapter 6. Contributions by Protestant Theology to Medical Ethics and Bio-Ethics in Germany (Jürgen Hübner).- Part 3: The Institutionalization of Expertise in Medical and Bio-ethics. Chapter 7. Legal Duties, the Physician's Ethos, and Ways of Dealing with Damage Resulting from Medical Treatment in the German Democratic Republic (Ernst Günther).- Chapter 8. A German Path toward Bioethics (Hans Bernhard Wuermeling).- Chapter 9. Philosophy and Ethical Advisory Boards in German Medicine (Ludwig Siep).- Chapter 10. The Development of Medical Ethics Institutions in West Berlin (Ruth Mattheis).- Part 4: The Focus on Responsiveness to Patients. Chapter 11. Ethical Challenges of the Dying Patient: Managing Cooperation Between Physicians and Caretakers (Susanne Hahn).- Chapter 12. Ethical Elements in Thure von Uexküll's Psychosomatic Thought (Hans Wedler).