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Philosophy (PHIL)
211 Susan Campbell, 541-346-5547
College of Arts & Sciences
philosophy.uoregon.edu/
8 - No cost for class textbook materials.
Course Data
  PHIL 335   Medical Ethics >1 4.00 cr.
Introduces theoretical tools and concrete case studies for formulating, analyzing, and evaluating ethical judgments raised by contemporary biomedical practice.
Grading Options: Optional; see degree guide or catalog for degree requirements
Instructor: Waldkoenig KE-mailHomepage Office:   221 Susan Campbell Hall
Office Hours: 1030 - 1130 F during Fall 2020
Course Materials
 
  CRN Avail Max Time Day Location Instructor Notes
  25493 0 30 1400-1520 mw 253 STB Waldkoenig K 8

Final Exam:

 1445-1645 m 3/20 253 STB
Academic Deadlines
Deadline     Last day to:
January 8:   Process a complete drop (100% refund, no W recorded)
January 14:   Drop this course (100% refund, no W recorded; after this date, W's are recorded)
January 14:   Process a complete drop (90% refund, no W recorded; after this date, W's are recorded)
January 15:   Process a complete withdrawal (90% refund, W recorded)
January 15:   Withdraw from this course (100% refund, W recorded)
January 16:   Add this course
January 16:   Last day to change to or from audit
January 22:   Process a complete withdrawal (75% refund, W recorded)
January 22:   Withdraw from this course (75% refund, W recorded)
January 29:   Process a complete withdrawal (50% refund, W recorded)
January 29:   Withdraw from this course (50% refund, W recorded)
February 5:   Process a complete withdrawal (25% refund, W recorded)
February 5:   Withdraw from this course (25% refund, W recorded)
February 26:   Withdraw from this course (0% refund, W recorded)
February 26:   Change grading option for this course
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Expanded Course Description
This course is an advanced introduction to the applied ethics of medicine, medical practice, health, and health care. Ethics is the philosophical investigation of how we should live and what it means to pursue a good life. Medicine has long been concerned with the preservation of life and the celebration of flourishing. That is, medicine is already a practice dedicated to ethics: it assists us to live well. However, this is not always as straightforward as it seems. For how do we determine what a healthy body is, versus a diseased one? What is medicine treating, exactly? Do medical professionals have a responsibility to address environmental problems that cause disease? In examining these and other questions about health and bodies in environments, we will learn to apply ethical frameworks to practical problems as well as articulate an ethical vision about what medicine should do.
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