Philosophical Foundations

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This course will survey both current and contemporary thinking in ethics with the goal of understanding various ethical systems in their philosophical and historical context. Students will read primary texts from classical and contemporary thinkers like Aristotle, Aquinas, Kant, Mill, Nussbaum, MacIntyre, Rawls, and Singer. Where appropriate examples from contemporary health care ethics will be used to clarify points. Students will be encouraged to write papers that engage contemporary problems in health care ethics with one or more of the philosophical thinkers in mind.