A brief examination of the historical roots and origins of the evolution of Chinese medical ethics culture
10.12026/j.issn.1001-8565.2026.01.03
- VernacularTitle:中国医学伦理文化演进的历史根脉与源流略考
- Author:
Jianming JIANG
1
;
Yun LIU
2
Author Information
1. Party Committee Office， Hebei Medical University， Shijiazhuang 050017， China
2. Medicine-Education Coordination and Medical Education Research Center， Hebei Medical University/School of Marxism， Hebei Medical University， Shijiazhuang 050017， China
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Chinese medical ethics culture;
root and origin;
cultural characteristics
- From:
Chinese Medical Ethics
2026;39(1):22-28
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Contemporary Chinese medical ethics culture is a brand-new cultural field gradually formed with the development of Chinese society and the progress of medical science and technology. This type of culture， with its own characteristics， needs to be examined and understood from the perspective of the historical roots and origins of its evolution. The ancient Chinese medical ethics thought has a foundational significance for modern and contemporary medical ethics thought. The thought that “medicine is the art of benevolence” is the core concept of Chinese medical ethics culture， from which the ancient medical moral thoughts and cultural systems were derived. With the introduction of Western medicine and its development in China， the penetration of modern Western medical ethics thought into the moral thought system of traditional Chinese medicine became the beginning of the collision and integration of Chinese and Western medical ethics wisdom. The “spirit of red medicine” formed during the revolutionary process in modern China， reflects the characteristics of medical ethics culture forged in the practice of China’s great revolution. Contemporary Chinese medical ethics culture is gradually blending into the mainstream of Chinese society and has become a constituent element of the socialist culture system with Chinese characteristics.
