PHIL 301 Bioethics
- Level 3 or above
None.
one-way Exclusions
- Lectures
- TBA
Instructor: Joel da Silva
Bioethics is a branch of moral philosophy concerned with ethical questions relating to medicine and healthcare. This course focuses on a select number of central and contested issues in contemporary bioethics, with an emphasis on depth of inquiry over breadth of coverage. The aim is to develop a deeper understanding of how these debates are structured, why disagreement persists among reasonable interlocutors, and what kinds of moral considerations will be relevant to their resolution. Among the debates we examine are those concerning the moral status of: abortion, medical assistance in dying, vaccine mandates, and conscientious objection.
Assessments
Assessments
TBA
AI/Technology Policy:
Use of electronic devices in class is: Permitted
Use of AI (generative, agential, etc.) for work for this course is: Forbidden
Course technology policy statement: Use of AI (generative, agential, etc.; in writing, editing or brainstorming your essays, completing make-up assignments, etc.) is strictly forbidden in this course.