Contemporary Political Philosophy Same as Politics 339. Advanced Ethics - Dr. Florka, Dr. Goetz A close examination of one or more controversial issues and theories in moral philosophy. Three hours per week. Four semester hours. An examination of ethical decision-making procedures available to health care professionals who face dilemmas caused by acute medical problems and the technological advances in the delivery of health care.
Opportunity is given to apply decision-making processes to the major issues in biomedical ethics.
Students present papers exploring a dilemma, its empirical and evaluative elements, and proposing an ethical resolution. Limited to 20 students. Three hours per week. Four semester hours . The central issue in environmental ethics concerns what things in nature have moral standing and how conflicts of interest among them are to be resolved.