End of Life Care Ethics

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In this course, we study the relevance of care ethics to bioethics and Roman Catholic bioethics in particular. Principlism?s very strong influence on bioethics in the Anglo-Saxon world should not make us lose sight of other ethical theories that are conducive to bioethics. Care Ethics presents itself as a promising alternative theory. Throughout this course students learn to analyze bioethical issues using a care ethics approach. In the first part of the course, the students are made familiar with the foundations and particular approach of Care Ethics. In the second part, we assess to what extent Personalism can enhance a Care Ethics approach. In the third part, an approach that combines Care Ethics with Personalism is applied to care for the elderly.