STS 2451
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STS 2451
Course Description
Course information provided by the Courses of Study 2022-2023.
Bioethics is the study of ethical questions raised by advances in the medical field. Questions we'll discuss will include: Is it morally permissible to advance a patient's death, at his or her request, to reduce suffering? Is there a moral difference between killing someone and letting someone die? What ethical issues are raised by advance care planning? What is it to die? What forms of cognitive decline or physical change could you survive (and still be you)? On the flip side, were you ever a fetus? How should the rights of pregnant women be balanced against those of the fetus? Should parents be given control over the genetic make-up of their children? Are some forms of human enhancement morally troubling? Should we aim to be better than well? What is it to be disabled? How should scarce health care resources or costly therapies be allocated to those in need? Should organ sales be permitted? Should medical treatment (or health insurance!) ever be compulsory, or is mandating treatment unacceptably paternalistic? Should doctors or hospitals be permitted to refuse to provide certain medical services that violate their consciences?
When Offered Fall.
Distribution Category (ETM-AS, KCM-AS)
Regular Academic Session. Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: PHIL 2455, SHUM 2455
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- MW Rockefeller Hall 122
- Aug 22 - Dec 5, 2022
Instructors
Markovits, J
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- F Uris Hall 204
- Aug 22 - Dec 5, 2022
Instructors
Staff
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- F Rockefeller Hall 127
- Aug 22 - Dec 5, 2022
Instructors
Staff
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
Instructor Consent Required (Add)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- F Rockefeller Hall 127
- Aug 22 - Dec 5, 2022
Instructors
Staff
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
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