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Credit points: 16.7 2nd and 3rd years
Coordinator: Rev Bill Uren.
Prerequisite: One first-year single-semester Philosophy subject. Students who lack this prerequisite, but believe themselves adequately prepared to attempt any second/third year subjects, should consult the Head of Department.
Contact: Up to three hours a week.
Timetable: Second semester
Objectives:
After completing this subject students should:
- have a grasp of the various philosophical principles, outlooks and concepts underlying community debates about a range of biomedical issues, with an ethical dimension;
- understand the nature of arguments based on these, and be equipped to evaluate them;
- be enabled to make their own contributions to the ongoing debates.
Content:
Four central issues in biomedical ethics such as: the assumptions of the nature/technology debate re surrogacy, embryo experiments, etc. ; the acts/omissions distinction; the claims of present versus future generations; patient autonomy.
Assessment:
One 2-hour end-of-semester examination (50 per cent) and an assignment of no more than 3,000 words (50 per cent).
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