Hippocrates' Oath and Asclepius' Snake

T. A. Cavanaugh''s Hippocrates'' Oath and Asclepius'' Snake: The Birth of the Medical Profession articulates the Oath as establishing the medical profession''s unique internal medical ethic - in its most basic and least controvertible form, this ethic mandates that physicians help and not harm the sick. Relying on Greek myth, drama, and medical experience (e.g., homeopathy), the book shows how thi...