AcknowledgmentsPart One. Introductory Essay: Michael Ryan and Medical EthicsI. Medical Ethics in the English and Scottish EnlightenmentA. John GregoryB. Thomas PercivalII. Michael Ryan: A Biographical SummaryA. OriginsB. Medical StudiesC. Irish Medical CareerD. New Directions-London, 1828E. The Medico-Botanical SocietyF. The London Medical and Surgical JournalG. The Ramadge Case H. Later History of the LMSJI. Ryan the Medical LecturerJ. Ryan’s Medical WritingsK. The Metropolitan Free HospitalL. Ryan’s DeathIII. Ryan’s Writings on Medical EthicsA. Manual of Medical JurisprudenceB. Manual on MidwiferyC. Prostitution in London and Philosophy of MarriageD. Ryan’s Later InfluenceE. Ryan’s Place in the Development of Modern Medical EthicsNotesPart Two. Selected Writings by RyanExplanatory Note on Selections from Ryan’s WorksI. A Manual of Medical Jurisprudence (2nd Edition, 1836)Title Page and ContentsPreface to the First EditionPreface to the Second EditionIntroductionChapter 1. Origin of Medicine-Veneration for Its CultivatorsChapter II. Medical Ethics of HippocratesChapter III. Medical Ethics of the Middle AgesChapter IV. Ethics of the Present AgeChapter V. American Medical EthicsChapter VI. Medical EducationII. Selections from Ryan’s Obstetrical WritingsProfessional Duties of the Obstetrician, or AccoucheurFrom Manual on Midwifery, 1828 editionFrom Manual of Midwifery, 1841 editionConflicts between Preserving the Lives of Infant and Mother: From Manual of Midwifery, 1841 editionBibliographyWritings by Michael RyanOther WorksIndex
