Abstract
Medical ethics is a system of ethical principles that applies values and judgments in the field of medicine and as an interdisciplinary knowledge, from various human sciences in the fields of philosophy, philosophy of ethics, theology, jurisprudence, literature, sociology, psychology, economics, and history. Since ethics is one of the main fields of Iranian culture and Shiite school and the ancient Iranian texts introduce the physician as a sage, so medicine has a special respect among Iranians. With this description, the question is what are the principles and foundations of medical ethics in the cultural context of Iran, derived from Islamic teachings? The research method is a library study and an attempt has been made to identify, describe, and explain the principles and foundations of medical ethics in Iranian Shiism based on Islamic teachings. The results of this study show that four ethical principles, namely individual discretion and freedom, usefulness of actions, non-harm to others, and justice are the four pillars of the principles of medical ethics in Iranian Shiism. These principles state that if medical science is not accompanied by morality and self-purification, it may be harmful to society, and medicine can become a tool of political control in the service of the center of power and lead to the medicalization of society. Ultimately, disregard for these principles leads to medical science moving away from its goal of serving patients.
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Principles and principles, Medical ethics, Islam, Philosophy of ethics, Medical
