Abstract
To Editor.— Radwany and Adelson 1 consider ethics to be the division of philosophy that deals with questions of right and wrong. Ethics probably antedates philosophy, and codes of moral conduct such as Code of Hammurabi and Holy Bible are many centuries old. In addition to use of literary classics in teaching medical ethics to physicians, I suggest use of theological classics such as Bible, Talmud, and codes of Maimonides ( Mishneh Torah ) and Joseph Karo ( Shulchan Arukh ) in teaching of medical ethics. Such codes are, in nature and scope, roughly comparable to corpus of canon law. It is important to recognize interface of medical ethics and religion. Religion does not intrude into physician's medical prerogatives, provided considerations in question are purely medical. However, modern medicine has moved into new areas in which great moral issues are involved.
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