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Non-maleficence, which is derived from the maxim, is one of the principal precepts of bioethics that all students in healthcare are taught in school and is a fundamental principle throughout the world. Another way to state it is that, "given an existing problem, it may be better not to do something, or even to do nothing, than to risk causing ...
primum non nocere: first, to not harm: A medical precept. Often falsely attributed to the Hippocratic Oath, though its true source is probably a paraphrase from Hippocrates' Epidemics, where he wrote, "Declare the past, diagnose the present, foretell the future; practice these acts. As to diseases, make a habit of two things: to help, or at ...
non sibi, sed suis: Not for one's self but for one's own: A slogan used by many schools and universities. non sibi, sed omnibus: Not for one's self but for all: A slogan used by many schools and universities. non sic dormit, sed vigilat: Sleeps not but is awake: Martin Luther on mortality of the soul. non silba, sed anthar; Deo vindice
It is often said that "First do no harm" (Latin: Primum non nocere) is a part of the original Hippocratic oath. A related phrase is found in Epidemics, Book I, of the Hippocratic school: "Practice two things in your dealings with disease: either help or do not harm the patient". [7]
de minimis non curat praetor: The commander does not care about the smallest things. Also, "The chief magistrate does not concern himself with trifles." Trivial matters are no concern of a high official; cf. aquila non capit muscas (the eagle does not catch flies).
Latin Translation Notes habeas corpus [we command] that you have the body [brought up] A legal term from the 14th century or earlier. Refers to a number of legal writs requiring a jailer to bring a prisoner in person (hence corpus) before a court or judge, most commonly habeas corpus ad subjiciendum ("that you have the body [brought up] for the purpose of subjecting [the case to examination]").
The phrase, "do no harm" (in Latin "Primum non nocere"), is a popular medical ethic. According to Gonzalo Herranz, Professor of Medical Ethics at the University of Navarre, Primum non nocere was introduced into American and British medical culture by Worthington Hooker in his 1847 book Physician and Patient.
Primum non nocere; Principle; Principle of double effect; Private language argument; Problem of induction; Problem of mental causation; Problem of other minds; Prohairesis; Property (ownership) Property (characteristic) Proposition; Propositional attitude; Propositional calculus