Course Catalog
PHIL 340 Bioethics | 3 Credits | ||||||||||||||||||
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This course introduces students to the ethical issues that arise in the medical sciences and related fields. Topics to be covered include utilitarianism, deontology, virtue ethics, euthanasia, ethical issues in cloning and genetic enhancements, ethics of biomedical research, justice in the distribution of healthcare, global justice, the social and political framework of biotechnological research, and human nature. | |||||||||||||||||||
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ECTS Credit: 6 ECTS (6 ECTS for students admitted before 2013-14 Academic Year) | |||||||||||||||||||
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