The Main Bioethical Issues - zajęcia fakultatywne 460-KS1-3TMBI5
Profile of studies: general academic
Form of study: full-time
Type of course: elective
Discipline: cognitive science
Prerequisites: good knowledge of English (B2)
Teaching methods: lecture 30 h
ECTS points: 2
attendance - 30 h
preparation for lectures - 15 h
preparation for final exam and exam – 15 h + 2 h
Quantitative indicators: no. of hours requiring direct involvement of the teacher: 31 (1 ECTS)
Rodzaj przedmiotu
Koordynatorzy przedmiotu
Efekty kształcenia
Learning outcomes:
Knowledge:
- a student knows the main research problems of bioethics KA6_WG17
- is able to search, evaluate and select information using various sources KA6_UU1
Social competence:
- a student is ready to take a critical stance in scientific and philosophical discussions, recognising the importance of knowledge and rational reasoning KA6_KK1
Kryteria oceniania
Teaching methods: lectures with PowerPoint presentations, reading and analysing articles in English, students’ presentations (optional).
Two absences are allowed.
Written final exam
Literatura
Selected literature:
Books (online):
Human Dignity and Bioethics. Essays Commissioned by the President’s Council on Bioethics, Washington, D.C. WWW.BIOETHICS.GOV, 2008.
Lennart Nordenfelt, Quality of Life, Health and Happiness, Avebury, 1993.
Articles (online):
Renzo Llorente, „The Moral Framework of Peter Singer’s Animal Liberation”, ETHICAL PERSPECTIVES 16, no.1 2009, 61-80.
Tom Regan, The Case for Animal Rights, The Humane Society Institute for Science and Policy WBI Studies Repository, 1986.
Joel Feinberg, „The Rights of Animals and Unborn Generations”, Philosophy and Environmental Crisis by William Blackstone (ed.), 43-68, The University of Georgia Press, 1974.
Alan Drengson, The Deep Ecology Movement, Trumpeter (1995) ISSN: 0832-6193, University of Victoria.
Don Marquis, „DEATH IS A BIOLOGICAL PHENOMENON”, Diametros 55 (2018): 20–26.
Courtney S. Cambell, Mortal Responsibilities: Bioethics and Medical-Assisted Dying.
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