Theoretical Foundations of Bioethics II
- Course Number
- CHL3012H
- Series
- 3000 (Bioethics)
- Format
- Hybrid
- Course Instructor(s)
- Andria Bianchi
Course Description
CHL3012H is an intermediate bioethics theory course focused on critical approaches in bioethics, cultural and religious understandings of bioethics, the implications for bioethics of a biomedical worldview, and the role and relationship of institutional EDI and bioethics practices. The course examines the extent and limits of universal bioethics norms and practices and locates bioethics theory and practice within a wider socio-political and historical context. It aims to build upon the theoretical foundations explored in CHL3011H in order to deepen insight into the epistemological, ontological and axiology commitments of Western bioethics and to explore the possibility of broader ethical understanding between and among different ethical standpoints, worldviews, and embodied experiences.
Course Objectives
By the end of the course, you will have demonstrated your ability to:
- Describe distinguishing features of key ethical theories
- Identify the influence of the social and historical context on bioethics theory and practice
- Apply fundamentals of ethical reasoning and argumentation to bioethics issues
- Articulate the role of bioethics theory and principles in applied bioethics practice
- Engage a critical, reflective stance in relation to bioethics issues in their own professional practice
Methods of Assessment
| Reading Responses | 20% |
| Topics of Interest | 10% |
| Essay Outline and Annotated Bibliography | 30% |
| Final Essay | 40% |