Ethical considerations in medical research and scientific advancements

Mohamed Saifulaman, Muhammad Faiq Najwan and Othman, Rashidi and Ramya, Razanah and Abu Bakar, Ainaa Eliah (2024) Ethical considerations in medical research and scientific advancements. In: The Impacts of Islamic Civilization on Scientific Discoveries and Social Progress. Dialogues among Civilizations and Cultures . Nova Science Publishers, Inc., New York, United States, pp. 169-180. ISBN 979-8-89530-000-8

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Abstract

Knowledge and its practices were rarely understood or well-defined during ancient Greece. Any sort of actual education in medicine was lacking during the early centuries of Greece and Rome, so simply anyone could declare themselves a medical practitioner and open a clinic without actual knowledge or experience. As Greek culture began advancing, new understandings, mindsets, and philosophies were developed. Subsequently, with the arrival of Hippocrates, advancements in medicine ensued, and the religious and superstitious medical practices of relying on the gods were becoming scarce. Many say that the Greek civilization was one of the first to start and contribute to the formation of the civilized and empirical knowledge that is current in the modern world. Although that understanding is fundamentally true, in actuality, the Islamic civilization was the most mighty civilization that stood at the forefront of all branches of science and technology, including mathematics, astronomy, medicine, technology, and many others, and without which the advancement of civilization would have been significantly impaired.Muslim scholars were the ones responsible for the addition of new fields of medical knowledge and practice, such as health education, surgical medicine, pharmacology, differential diagnosis, medical ethics, and many others. From there, original contributions by the most well-known and revered Muslim scholars in the field of medicine - such as Ibn Rushd and Ibn Sina - started to flourish and spread widely throughout that era.

Item Type:	Book Chapter
Additional Information:	3842/114804
Uncontrolled Keywords:	medical, medicine, civilizations, Muslim scholars, science and technology
Subjects:	BPC Science and Technology in Islam BPG Islamic geography > BPG113 Environmental ethics/responsibility. Sustainable living. Q Science > Q Science (General) > Q128 Islam and Science R Medicine > R Medicine (General) T Technology > TP Chemical technology > TP248.13 Biotechnology
Kulliyyahs/Centres/Divisions/Institutes (Can select more than one option. Press CONTROL button):	Kulliyyah of Architecture and Environmental Design > Department of Landscape Architecture International Institute for Halal Research and Training (INHART) Kulliyyah of Architecture and Environmental Design Kulliyyah of Science Kulliyyah of Science > Department of Biotechnology
Depositing User:	Dr rashidi othman
Date Deposited:	17 Oct 2024 09:59
Last Modified:	17 Oct 2024 10:27
URI:	http://irep.iium.edu.my/id/eprint/114804

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