The oath taken by doctors to fulfil their duty in any
condition towards another life and humanity defines a framework that shapes
their orientation towards society. We are living today in a very brittle state
of economy and for that matter politics. Each and every day, managers who run
the big corporations have to take decisions beneficial for their organizations.
And in these times, the moral conduct expected by them may sometimes be put
aside for the “higher good”, as they say. The point here is whether they should
be forced to take Hippocratic Oath to instil in them a sense of morality
towards others!
Hippocratic Oath as Wikipedia puts it is “one of the most
widely known of Greek medical texts. It requires a new physician to swear upon
a number of healing gods that he will uphold a number of professional ethical
standards.” Generally taken by medical professional during convocation, this
oath helps them to remember their duty towards society. In modern times, it has
since changed a lot but the crux remains the same.