(Akademia Bialska im. Jana Pawła II, 2023-09-28)
Wójcicki, Włodzimierz
Since the beginning of formation of societies (families, tribes), people have looked for ways of
arranging mutual relationships so as to improve safety, comfort and development and to be able to
differentiate between what is good and what is evil, on the level of everyday life. In their struggles
with nature, they sought support in faith. Priests became the intellectual elite, and guidelines
how to act became the content of religion. On the higher level of integration, the role of rulers
became prominent, and guidelines were sought in the law established by them, with specific
contribution from more important subjects (hierarchs). In the background of this process, wise
men (philosophers) and theologians made efforts to create and arrange a system of cultivated
values in important fields and circumstances of life. The paper deals with the question of ethics in
the healthcare sector and during the pandemic.