Confucian Morals and Traditional Medical Ethics

The traditional Chinese medical ethics has been deeply influenced by the dominant Confucianism. The atmosphere of Confucian culture, which emphasizes moral teaching hierarchical relationship, has cultivated the tradition of medical ethics that has a long history introduced an unusually intricate relationship between medical practitioners confucianists. The theories of curing people with benevolence and medicine is humane art are the exact embodiment of the Confucian humane ideas. The principle of benevolence is the core of both Confucianism traditional medical ethics.