Philosophy 2715F/G Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Tracheotomy, Modus Tollens, Modus Ponens
30 Sep 2017
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Jan 25th, feb 8th, march 1st, march 15th, march 29th: no midterm, final exam (3 hours) 30, similar to quizzes in structure + analysis of 1-2 cases, cumulative. Joseph maraachli was born on jan 22, 2010: healthy at birth, may 2010 experienced a seizure multiple hospital admissions, diagnosis of leigh"s disease. Discussion: what moral reasons are offered (or likely held) by, parents component: was she vegetative as well?, the procedure could prolong his life up to 7 years (upper age range of leigh"s disease(cid:524) If x then y: not y, thus, not x. If the parents are deciding responsibly for baby joseph, then the decision is in his best interests: the decision is not in his best interests, thus, the parents are not deciding responsibly for baby. If x then y: thus, if w then y. If baby joseph is vegetative, then he cannot experience benefit.
