Monday, September 17, 2012
Bioethics at MTSU
New Course,
Spring 2013
Philosophy 3345 – Bioethics
Mondays & Wednesdays, 2:20-3:45,
Peck Hall 220
This course
explores ethical issues arising from the practice of medical therapeutics
(conventional and “alternative”), from the development of new biomedical
technologies, and more largely from reflections on life’s meaning and
prospects.
The course aims at clarifying relevant
bioethical and medical issues and debates, representing various perspectives in
application to present and future human possibilities and concerns (for
example: genetic engineering and biochemical “enhancement,” longevity and life
extension, end-of-life decisions, health care access, nanotechnology, cloning,
stem cell research, mood and performance-enhancing pharmaceutical use, animal
research, and reproductive technologies).
We’ll also explore
the future of life (human, nonhuman, and trans-
or post-human).
The course’s ultimate objective is to provide students with
critical resources and tools they can apply in making crucial life-choices.
“Bio” means simply
life, but questions about life’s goals, about appropriate means for attaining
them, and about the professions devoted to sustaining life, give rise to the
most basic, enduring, and fascinating ethical problems and prospects.
Course website:
Bioethics - Supporting the philosophical study of
bioethics, bio-medical ethics, biotechnology, and the future of life, at Middle
Tennessee State University and beyond... http://bioethjpo.blogspot.com/
For more info, contact Dr. Phil Oliver, poliver@mtsu.edu
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