Bioethics

Catalog description

Cat. IIThe purpose of this course is to evaluate the social impact of technology in theareas of biology/biotechnology, biomedical engineering and chemistry. The focusof the course will be on the human values in these areas and how they areaffected by new technological developments. The course will deal with problemssuch as human experimentation, behavior control, death, genetic engineeringand counseling, abortion, and the allocation of scarce medical resources. Theseproblems will be examined through lectures, discussions and papers.Suggested background: knowledge of key terms and concepts as given inPY/RE 1731 and PY/RE 2731.This course will be offered in 2015-16, and in alternating years thereafter.