The moral precepts embodied in the Hippocratic oath, which physicians standardly affirm upon beginning medical practice, have long been considered the immutable bedrock of medical ethics, binding physicians in a moral community that reaches across temporal, cultural, and national barriers. βββββ ββββ ββββββββ βββ ββββββββ βββββββββ ββ ββββ ββββββββββ βββββββ ββ βββ βββββββββ βββ βββ βββββββ βββ βββ βββ ββββ ββ ββββββββ βββ ββ βββββββ ββ βββββββ βββββββββ ββ ββββββββββββ βββββββ βββββββββ βββ ββββββββββββ ββ βββββββββ ββββββββββββββββββ ββββββ ββββββββββ ββ βββ ββββββββ ββββββββββ βββ ββββββββ ββββββ βββββββββββ βββ βββ
Intro topic Β·Hippocratic oath as basis of medical ethics
Oath to act in patients' best interests and adopt standards of professional conduct
Requires doctors to prioritize individual patient needs over broader societal considerations. Also limits role of market forces in driving quality and availability of care.
Example of solution Β·Oath previously reinterpreted to allow surgery
Passage Style
Critique or debate
10.
The author's primary purpose in βββ βββββββ ββ ββ
Question Type
Implied
Purpose of passage
In a Critique or Debate passage, if the author advocates for a view, then the authorβs purpose is to argue for that view. Here, the author advocates for the view that we donβt need to drastically overhaul or abandon the Hippocratic oath. Rather, we should keep its core value while engaging only in minor adaptations, if necessary.
This is the best answer. The author focuses on defending the Hippocratic oath from major changes or abandonment. So itβs fair to say the authorβs purpose is to affirm societyβs continuing need for the Hippocratic oath.
The author isnβt entirely against reinterpretation; so it isnβt fair to describe the authorβs purpose as criticizing people who support reinterpretation of parts of the oath. The author does criticize the view that the oath should be dramatically changed or abandoned. But this author does not criticize the view that we should be open to some reinterpretation of the oath.
This is too narrow to be the primary purpose of the passage. The authorβs rebuttal of the argument concerning doubts about the origin of the oath is simply one part of a broader rejection of the criticsβ view.
This is too neutral; the author defends the oath. The purpose isnβt to lay out the pros and cons. The author has a strongly positive view of the oath and wants to keep it.
The author does not propose any particular revisions of the code. Although the author is open to adaptation, the focus of the passage is not to propose any particular revisions. If you think the example of βcutting for the stoneβ is a proposed revision, youβre misinterpreting the point of the example. The example is designed to show that reinterpretation is something that we already do with the oath. But it is not a revision the author βproposesβ we should make.
Difficulty
55% of people who answer get this correct
This is a very difficult question.
It is slightly harder than the average question in this passage.
CURVE
Score of students with a 50% chance of getting this right
25%150
162
75%174
Analysis
Implied
Purpose of passage
Critique or debate
Humanities
Answer Popularity
PopularityAvg. score
a
55%
167
b
4%
163
c
5%
159
d
3%
158
e
33%
162
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