PHLB09H3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Bioethics, Normative Ethics, Applied Ethics
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Principles: autonomy (self-determination, beneficence (doing good, avoiding needless harm, utility (best balance of benefit over harm, justice (treating equals equally) Questions: doctor/patient relationship, beginning/end of life, health care access/ resources. Lecture breakdown: questions, terms, principles, positions, arguments. Ethical questions concern morality: deliberating action, judging decisions, assessing beliefs, debating concepts. Bioethical questions concern morality in medical care: life and death. What"s appropriate way of dealing with death: health and illness. What"s the appropriate way of dealing with illness: pain and relief. What"s the best way constitute methods of dealing with pain. Normative ethics: which principles should guide action; which are justified; do they admit exception; how to resolve conflict. Metaethics: what"s a moral belief; are there moral actors; what makes moral statements true; what makes action right (happiness, god, consequences) Applied ethics: which moral norms can solve given practical moral issues. September 3rd 2015: bioethical issues: health care, medical science, medical technology.
