Philosophy

• PHIL 165: Bioethics

PHIL 165: Bioethics

Self-paced Correspondence

A survey of moral theories and their application to dilemmas and controversies in medicine, biological research, and issues of life and death. Topics include abortion, euthanasia, justice in the distribution of health care, the human genome project, cloning, and the AIDS epidemic.

• Instructor: Jan Boxill, PhD
• Credit-granting Institution: UNC-Chapel Hill
• Credit Hours: 3
• Assignments: 12
• View a sample course syllabus.

Required Text

• Beauchamp and Walters, eds., Contemporary Issues in Bioethics, 6th edition (2003), ISBN 978-0534584412

Note: Students who wish to enroll in this course must be able to obtain the correct edition of the text. The textbook for this course is not available from Friday Center Books & Gifts but can be purchased from online sources such as amazon.com, alibris.com, addall.com, bookfinder.com, or textbooks.com. Search online using the ISBN to ensure that you are purchasing the correct edition.

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