Bioethics, Spring 2020

Returning to MTSU, January 2020-

PHIL 3345,

TTh 4:20-5:45 pm, Peck Hall 305

Supporting the philosophical study of bioethics, biomedical ethics, biotechnology, and the future of life, at Middle Tennessee State University and beyond... "Keep your health, your splendid health. It is better than all the truths under the firmament." William James

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Our anchoring theme: the psychological and social dimensions of medicine and the life sciences from birth to death, with a special emphasis this semester on the “biopolitics” of new and emerging biotechnologies such as assisted reproduction, human genetic modification, and DNA forensics.”

Texts 2020 We’ll begin with these texts:

• Bioethics: The Basics (Campbell) ”...the word ‘bioethics’ just means the ethics of life…” 
• Beyond Bioethics (Obasogie) “Bioethics’ traditional emphasis on individual interests such as doctor-patient relationships, informed consent, and personal autonomy is minimally helpful in confronting the social and political challenges posed by new human biotechnologies…” 

Each student will also choose and report on an additional relevant text, thus enabling us to extend our study of the field by “crowd-sourcing” many more of the crucial issues it raises.

For more info contact phil.oliver@mtsu.edu, or visit http://bioethjpo.blogspot.com/