"House" Ethics - 1

I do think many people live vicariously through House but there is one thing he has that many of us do not. He is very confident in himself and his abilities. Many of us do not have this same level of confidence in our beliefs or ethical standards in our place of work. Or we are so concerned with what others may think or how it will affect our job that we don't speak out. Too many times I have not spoken up about one issue or another and in turn caused more problems because of it. His actions may come across as arrogant and unethical but he ultimately is doing what is in the best interest of the patient.

I also think the show feeds into the philosophy that the easy answer is not always the best answer. So many times the other doctors on the show see the patients symptoms and automatically think they know what is wrong but they have not looked deep enough. This is where I believe Dr. House follows his ethical beliefs further and in turn comes across as rude or arrogant. He does not want to misdiagnose or not look deep enough so he has to ethically search for the core of the problem not just the surface symptom.