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Sara L. Goering
PHIL 242
Seattle Campus
Introduction to ethics, primarily for first- and second-year students. Emphasizes philosophical thinking and writing through an in-depth study of philosophical issues arising in the practice of medicine. Examines the issues of medical ethics from a patient’s point of view.
Class description
This course will cover several of the main areas in bioethics: reproductive rights and liberties, definitions of health, disease, and disability, and end of life care (including advance directives and assisted suicide). Philosophical and legal texts, journal articles from the medical humanities, ethics and medicine, and in-depth case studies will be used to raise and examine these issues. Suitable for non-majors; one prior course in ethics recommended.
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