Philosophy 260ME - Medical Ethics

Fall
2017
01
4.00
Mark Wells
MW 02:40PM-03:55PM
Mount Holyoke College
100797
Daniel L. Jones CDC 111
mwells@mtholyoke.edu
Over the last century, advancements in medical practice have introduced new ethical questions and made old problems more pressing. Given the possibility of painless death, is it wrong for physicians to assist terminally-ill patients who wish to end their life? Should parents exercise control over the genetic makeup of their children? How should we distribute scarce medical resources? This course gives students the tools needed to think critically about these questions and arrive at better and more thoughtful answers to them.
Permission is required for interchange registration during the add/drop period only.