REL 399 Bioethics

This course is designed to explore the complex ethical questions and concerns raised by the technological advancements being made in medicine, genetics, and cybernetics. The role of futuristic ethics, anticipating the bioethical issues likely to arise in the future and addressing those issues preemptively, will be considered. The importance of having a well-established ethical base from which to examine ethically questionable situations (as opposed to just "situation ethics") will be stressed. Also, the reason humans need to do bioethics in the first place (as opposed to just letting the technology take us for a ride) will be stressed.

Credits

3

Cross Listed Courses

BIO 399

Prerequisite

REL 241 or permission of the instructor

Distribution

Humanities

Offered

Fall