PHIL 2020 - Philosophy and Health Issues

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Curry College

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Description:

Next: Fall 2007 This course explores the philosophical dimensions and underpinnings of health issues. We shall explore questions about the meaning of life and death, metaphysical and metaethical questions, and how orientations to these questions affect our approach to health issues. A special focus of the course will be on bioethics. The topics shall include types of ethical theory; health care, social justice,and the common good: equitable access to health care; paternalism, autonomy, and interdependence; informed consent; advanced directives; abortion; the right to die; euthanasia; human and non-human experimentation; assisted reproduction and cloning; genetic experimentation; fetal tissue research and transplants; experimentation in medicine; organ transplants; professionalism in health care; HIV/AIDS; and the threat of bioterrorism. This course is recommended for students with sophomore standing or above.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.curry.edu

Phone Number:

(617) 333-2900

Regional Accreditation:

New England Association of Schools and Colleges

Calendar System:

Semester

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