SOCIAL ETHICS AND BIOETHICS

The course is part of the course of study through a thorough reflection on the issues of human rights, the ethics of responsibility and the ideals of justice, social inclusion, respect for individual autonomy and personal dignity, which are central to the educational project outlined by the course of study.

Upon completion of this course the students will be able to:

1)Identify, compare and critically analyze different ethical approaches;

2)Understand connections between social ethics and bioethics;

3)Identify and describe moral conflicts;

4)Justify, by means of critical reason, possible solutions to moral conflicts.

There are no specific requirements for course attendance.

The first part of the course will be dedicated to the theme of human rights, the ethics of responsibility, and the ideals of justice, social inclusion, respect for individual autonomy and personal dignity. The second part of the course, on the other hand, will examine some specific problems, such as end-of-life care and some pathologies such as drug addiction and eating disorderes. From this analysis will emerge finally a reflection of a social ethical type that, starting from these problems, will try to draw general conclusions, in particular on the concept of health and its social determinants.

Turoldo F., Le malattie del desiderio. Storie di tossicodipendenza e anoressia, Cittadella, Assisi 2011; Turoldo F., Bioetica ed etica della responsabilità. Dai fondamenti teorici alle applicazioni pratiche, Cittadella, Assisi 2009. Non-attending students must add the following volume in place of the lecture notes: F. Turoldo, Dire la verità. Un percorso dalla verità etica all’etica della verità, Cittadella, Assisi 2018.

Public discussion. Optional oral presentations. A final written exam, to be completed in 30 minutes, with four open-ended questions, which allow to give a free-form answer.

Lectures and debates with students.

Italian

written and oral

This subject deals with topics related to the macro-area "Human capital, health, education" and contributes to the achievement of one or more goals of U. N. Agenda for Sustainable Development