The Reith Lectures

If I Were You, Mrs B

The Reith Lectures

British academic lawyer Professor Sir Ian Kennedy explores the concepts of modern medicine in the fourth Reith lecture from his series entitled 'Unmasking Medicine'. In this lecture entitled 'If I Were You, Mrs B', Professor Kennedy contemplates the ethical medical issues that doctors have to make and debates whether they are trained enough to decide such complex issues. He argues that doctors are making principled and moral decisions rather than just technically medical ones and with this blurring of boundaries comes consequences. He explores some examples to argue his point that doctors need to be trained in the humanities and not just the sciences.

Next Episodes

The Reith Lectures

Suffer the Little Children @ The Reith Lectures

📆 1980-11-19 10:00 / 00:29:33


The Reith Lectures

The New Magicians @ The Reith Lectures

📆 1980-11-12 10:00 / 00:28:47


The Reith Lectures

The Rhetoric of Medicine @ The Reith Lectures

📆 1980-11-05 10:00 / 00:29:00


The Reith Lectures

In Search of Pax Africana @ The Reith Lectures

📆 1979-12-12 10:00 / 00:29:48


The Reith Lectures

Patterns of Identity @ The Reith Lectures

📆 1979-12-05 10:00 / 00:29:56