Hippocratic Paradox: Coevolution of Medical Ethics, Health Law, and Social Practice

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I am deeply grateful to Don Saari for inspiring and advising me this dissertation. It is based on a novel approach discovered by Don, who inspires me to explore its application to medical ethics. His advice coincides with Poncare's insight a century ago, and still, has never been done before until now. His advice also shapes a unique direction of my career -to integrate mathematics and medicine to solve problems that matter. Thank you, Don. Special thanks to Don Saari for teaching me his master's way of thinking, such as see connections among concepts; explain complex ideas in plain English; always be curious to find problems in daily life and solve them intuitively and creatively. Important information is missing when aggregating from parts to the whole and from the local to the global, which is true for both natural and social sciences. These are the most important training I have ever had. No words can express my gratitude to you, Don.I also thank Dan Jessie, Santiago Guisasola, Ryan Kendall, and other members of Don Squad for intellectually stimulating discussion every week -you are a unique group in this world.During my study, Louis Narens also provided an enormous amount of helpful comments, encouragement, and funding opportunities. Thank you for your care, Louis.