希波克拉底誓約
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這樣一個曾經被認為必須的誓約事實足以證明，在古希臘流產是普遍的，而且其起草者至少要設法防止內科醫生參與其中。可是，誰是誓約的作者？現代歷史學家的研究顯示作者不是希波克拉底，因為我們知道希波克拉底的學院的內科醫生未曾實施過流產。
今日的這個新開業醫生的誓言歸功於某個老學院，可能由哲學家畢達哥拉斯(569-475
BC,古希臘哲學家,數學家)起草，他具有強烈的宗教取向。如果原本需要立誓的話，最現代的希波克拉底誓約版本不再提及流產。因為現在在許多國家它是許多醫生的常規手術了。 |
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希波克拉底
Hippocrates
(460-377 BC)
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畢達哥拉斯
Pythagoras
(569-475 BC)
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畢達哥拉斯是希波克拉底誓言的真正作者嗎？
Was Pythagoras the real author of the Hippocratic oath?
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(隨便補充一點：希波克拉底誓約中有許多值得評論之處，在此舉其一，它同樣揭露古希臘內科醫生不僅不得不抵禦引誘其女病人的誘惑，而且不得不抵禦引誘其男病人的誘惑：“我不做誘姦之事或與女性和男性家庭成員發生性接觸”。要知道那時的內科醫生總是男性，並且常常是為人夫和為人父。這種表述將聚光燈柱投向了古希臘人的性行為，他承認對其他男性有性興趣，與男性性交，甚至當他有妻子和家庭時，依然故我。) |
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The Hippocratic Oath
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The fact that such an oath was deemed necessary is proof enough that abortions were common in ancient Greece and that its author tried to prevent at least the physicians from participating in them. But who was the author? Modern historical research has shown that it was not
Hippocrates,
because we now know that the physicians of his school did perform abortions.
Today the oath is attributed to some older school, possibly that of the philosopher
Pythagoras which had a strong religious orientation. Most modern versions of the Hippocratic oath - if it is taken at all - no longer mention abortions, which are now routinely performed by many doctors in many countries. |
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(By the way: Among many other features worthy of comment, the oath also reveals that ancient Greek physicians, who were always male - and most often husbands and fathers -, had to resist the temptation of seducing not only their female but also their and male patients: "I will not seduce or have sexual contact with the
female or
male household members." This casts an interesting light on the sexual behavior of the ancient Greeks, who took a man's sexual interest in other males for granted even when he had a wife and a family.) |
