PHL283H5 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Kantianism, Kosovo Force, Pragmatism
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4 questions: 1st 3 worth 20% each, last question worth 40% The week before the test, the 4th question is given so you can prepare the answer. Lecture 1: the problem of biomedical ethics: bio = biology, medical = medicine, ethics = action, canadian = culture, culture = context (some law and ethics that only exist in canada; practicing medicine in canada, culture = democracy. A democratic society is a just society. A fair society takes into consideration the rights of the worst of representative person in our community (moral rights, political rights, and legal rights) Let"s say - all you know is to create a society that is fair, not knowing your talents/ backgrounds, not knowing rich or poor. When you take off this veil, your rights will be taken into consideration: democratic culture is based on the following distinction, public life (public discourse) so this is secularity.
