Bioethics

Catalog description

PHIL 4301 Bioethics (3-0) This course provides an interdisciplinary examination of ethical issues in the biological and health sciences, combining methodologies from both philosophy and the natural sciences. It introduces students to the practice of applying ethical reasoning to issues arising in the fields of biomedicine, biotechnology, and clinical health. Although special focus is given to interpersonal issues and to research ethics in the sciences, examinations of specific issues in various fields such as reproductive and genetic law, end of life problems, health care justice, and eugenics could also be regularly included.