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 the completion of the course students will be able to (Dublin descriptors):
1) Know and understand the strong bond between social ethics and bioethics, in addition to the essential features of the most significant moral theories, also in its practical implications;
2) Apply the knowledge and skills acquired during the course in morally conflictual contexts;
3) Make critical judgements on the main issues of the course and justify, by means of critical reason, possible solutions to moral conflicts;
4) Comunicate accurately and in a personal way the contents of the course, using the specific language.
5) Continue the path begun during the course indipendently, by means of the course material and the bibliographical references.

Evaluation grid:

< 18 insufficient: Fragmentary and superficial content knowledge, errors in applying concepts, poor exposition
18 - 20: Sufficient but general content knowledge, simple exposition, uncertainties in applying theoretical concepts
21 - 23: Appropriate but not thorough content knowledge, ability to apply theoretical concepts, ability to present content simply
24 - 25: Appropriate and extensive content knowledge, fair ability to apply knowledge, ability to present content in an articulate manner.
26 - 27: Content knowledge accurate and complete, good ability to apply knowledge, ability to analyze, clear and correct exposition
28 - 29: Broad, complete and thorough content knowledge, good application of content, good ability to analyze and summarize, confident and correct exposition,
30-30 cum laude: Very broad, complete and in-depth content knowledge, well-established ability to apply content, excellent ability to analyze, synthesize and make interdisciplinary connections, mastery of exposition

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.

Compulsory readings for attending and non-attending students:

- Lecture notes edited by the professor
- Turoldo F., L'etica di fine vita, Città Nuova, Roma 2022

Suggested readings (for non-attending students):

Turoldo F., Bioetica ed etica della responsabilità, Cittadella editrice, 2011

Suggested (optional) readings for further study:

- Turoldo F., Breve storia della bioetica, Lindau 2014
- Pessina A., Bioetica. L'uomo sperimentale (3a ed.), Pearson, 2020
- Lamb D., L'etica alle frontiere della vita. Eutanasia e accanimento terapeutico, Il Mulino 1998
- Vigna C., Etica del desiderio come etica del riconoscimento, Orthotes 2015, tomo I, Parte I
- Pagani P., Studi di antropologia filosofica, Orthotes 2012
- Teichmann J., Etica sociale, Morcelliana 2021
- Agazzi E., Quale etica per la bioetica?, Franco Angeli 1990
- Ricoeur P., Il giusto, Effatà editrice 2005

Students are required to take a written exam which has to be completed in 2 hours in order to verify learning. The test is composed by three open-ended questions, which allow to give a free-form answer.

Lectures and debates with students.

Italian

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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