PHL 24000 Bioethics
(GE-Phl-Rel) This course is an introduction to the field of bioethics and ethical issues in healthcare. Topics will include the relation of general moral theory to the medical field; the nature of medicine and the role of doctors, nurses, and others; moral questions related to the elimination of disease, medical enhancements, and questions relating to life and death; and issues related to technology in medicine, such as cloning and genetic engineering. Only original sources are used.
Credits
3
Offered
Intermittently.