Introduction: the Hippocratic problem
The Hippocratic oath and the ethic of hippocratism
The Hippocratic tradition: a sporadic retreat
The cacophony of codes in medical schools and professional associations
The limits of professionally generated ethics
Religious medical ethics: revealed and natural alternatives
Secular ethics and professional ethics
Fallibilism and the convergence hypothesis.
Hippocratic, religious, and secular medical ethics : the points of conflict by Robert M. Veatch. ISBN 9781589019461. Published by Georgetown University Press in 2012. Publication and catalogue information, links to buy online and reader comments.