PHIL 265 - Biomedical Ethics

5 CR

Introduces ethical problems relating to medical practice and biological research. Students discuss ethical issues in euthanasia, abortion, animal experimentation, genetic engineering, and doctor-patient relationships. Designed for students entering medical and research fields, but applicable to moral problems in any field.

Course Outcomes

Formulate, clarify, and evaluate arguments.
Analyze and assess views that make ethics a matter of convention, including Moral Relativism and Divine Command Theory.
Explain and evaluate substantive ethical theories, including Utilitarianism, respect for persons, and the ethics of care.
Explain how substantive ethical theories including Utilitarianism, respect for persons, and the ethics of care incorporate the value of cultural diversity.
Analyze and assess biomedical ethical issues like euthanasia, genetic engineering, and abortion in terms of substantive ethical theories.
Explain the ethical foundations of medical guidelines concerning voluntary informed assent and the use of subjects in experimental procedures.
Address ethical issues concerning disabilities.

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