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 ...