托马斯·莫尔是16世纪英国的政治思想家,他在其所著的《乌托邦》一书中除了阐述他的空想社会主义的政治、经济、法律思想之外,还论述了一系列的医学伦理思想,包括健康的观念、医学的观念,以及疾病预防和婚姻健康伦理、死亡哲学和安乐死等问题。特别是其安乐死思想,在西方医学伦理思想发展史上具有重要的影响。 Thomas Moore, a political thinker in the 16th century in Great Britain, described in his book The Utopia in addition to the political, economic and legal thoughts of his utopian socialism, and also discussed a series of medical ethics , Including concepts of health, medical concepts, ethics of disease prevention and matrimonial health, philosophy of death and euthanasia. Especially its euthanasia thought, has an important influence in the history of the development of Western medical ethics.