Ateneo - UPO

Basic concepts of bioethics

Examination materials will be made available to the student at the beginning of the course in the form of handouts.

- objectives - knowledge and understanding: To provide the methodological tools to understand and assimilate the fundamental concepts of moral philosophy
- objectives - ability to apply knowledge and understanding: To acquire the ability to resolve ethical controversies
- objectives - expression of judgments: Acquisition of the ability to reframe and provide independent judgments regarding ethical problems
- objectives - communication skills: Acquisition of the ability to discuss different ethical positions critically.
- objectives - study skills: Acquisition of the ability to discuss different ethical positions critically.

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Interactive face-to-face lectures. Discussion of bioethical case studies

The examination will be held in written form

- Basic concepts: morality, ethics, law
- The methods of ethics: deontology and consequentialism
- The methods of ethics: utilitarianism and principilism
- Application of the concepts discussed above to bioethical case-studies

Subject matter learning, exposition and argumentation skills, ability to decline knowledge in critical perspective.