Introduction to Bioethics
| VU Course ID: | 00183 |
| Curriculum: | 10 weeks |
| Fee: | FREE |
| Textbooks: |
None |
| Prerequisites: | None |
| Instructors: | Tom Beauchamp, John Keown, Rebecca Kukla and others |
| Provider: | Georgetown University (via edX) |
Recordable:
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This course can be recorded in your VU transcript. |
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starts Class starts April 15, 2015
Course Description
Should we clone humans? What should we think of the coming genetic revolution? How much control should we have over how and when we die? Is rationing health care good, bad, necessary — or all of the above? This course examines fundamental moral issues in medicine, health and biotechnology. Delve into the headlines — and polarized debates — and join others who want to think deeply and openly about these problems. Some are as old as life itself: the vulnerability of illness, the fact of death. Some are new, brought on by a dizzying pace of technology that can unsettle our core ideas about human nature and our place in the world. This course introduces students to the range of issues that define bioethics,as well as core concepts and skills. The course should be of interest to undergraduates, health care professionals, policy makers, and anyone interested in philosophy or ethics.
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