BIOETHICS

The course is part of the study path through an in-depth reflection on the argumentative methods that characterize applied ethics, through the study of their genesis and through the analysis of the issues that are the main subjects of their debate.

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

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

2)Identify and describe moral conflicts;

3)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 identifying the reasons that led to the birth of bioethics, to the narration of the history of this discipline and to the description of its argumentative methods. The second part of the course, on the other hand, will critically examine some specific bioethical problems of an applicative nature, such as those relating to medical interventions in the beginning-of-life and end-of-life fields.

Henk Ten Have, Global Bioethics: An Introduction, Routledge, London 2016; Turoldo F., L'etica di fine vita; Città Nuova, Roma 2010; F. Turoldo, Bioetica ed etica della responsabilità, Cittadella, Assisi 2009.

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, students' presentations, debates with students, forums.

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Ca ’Foscari applies Italian law (Law 17/1999; Law 170/2010) for the support and accommodation services available to students with disabilities or specific learning disabilities. If you have a motor, visual, hearing or other disability (Law 17/1999) or a specific learning disorder (Law 170/2010) and you require support (classroom assistance, technological aids for carrying out exams or exams individualized, accessible format material, note retrieval, specialist tutoring to support the study, interpreters or other) contact the Disability and DSA office disita@unive.it.

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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