Project Gutenberg 2004-02-01 Public domain in the USA. 231 Shaw, Bernard 1856 1950 Shaw, George Bernard Shaw, Bernhard Shaw, G. Bernard (George Bernard) Bassetto, Corno di Shaw, G. B. (George Bernard) The Doctor's Dilemma: Preface on Doctors Reading ease score: 45.9 (College-level). Difficult to read. Produced by Eve Sobol, and David Widger "The Doctor's Dilemma: Preface on Doctors" by Bernard Shaw is a provocative essay written in the early 20th century. Shaw challenges the ethics and practices of the medical profession, arguing that the current medical system is fraught with absurdities and conflicts of interest, where doctors may prioritize financial gain over patient well-being. Through a critical lens, he reflects on the implications of surgical procedures and the moral responsibilities of medical practitioners in a society that often blindly trusts them. At the start of the text, Shaw presents a scathing critique of the medical profession, suggesting that it operates under a dangerous system where doctors profit from procedures that may not be necessary. He makes a compelling case that the financial incentives lead to unnecessary surgeries and medical interventions, thus undermining the integrity of genuine medical care. Shaw describes how the public's fear of illness and desperation for cures allows the medical profession to thrive, despite its many ethical dilemmas. He introduces the idea that doctors are as susceptible to human failings as anyone else, and he examines the troubling relationship between doctors and patients, where trust is heavily tested by financial motivations and societal expectations. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Physicians PR R Text Browsing: Health & Medicine Browsing: Literature 219292 219293 2024-10-03T03:48:00.180144 2023-10-03T04:22:34.942657 text/html text/html 215250 2013-09-22T10:55:44 text/html; charset=us-ascii 75326 2013-09-22T10:56:18 text/html; charset=us-ascii application/zip 150577 2024-10-03T03:48:05.656123 application/epub+zip 151909 2024-10-03T03:48:02.192140 application/epub+zip 151910 2024-10-03T03:48:00.885161 application/epub+zip 334136 2024-10-03T03:48:08.461101 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 302933 2024-10-03T03:48:04.906114 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 236862 2022-09-03T05:41:15.975018 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 187217 187195 2024-10-03T03:47:59.785205 2023-10-03T04:22:34.648666 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 187098 2013-09-22T10:55:26 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 71806 2013-09-22T10:56:18 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 19800 2024-10-03T03:48:08.583123 application/rdf+xml 15755 2024-10-03T03:48:01.425135 image/jpeg 3682 2024-10-03T03:48:01.153149 image/jpeg 144220 2024-10-03T03:48:00.199162 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia