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8/26 |
Introductions. Meaning of “ethics,” philosophical and professional |
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8/31 |
Syllabus. Normative/empirical distinction. Evaluating normative arguments. |
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Metcalf, Thomas. 2018. “Philosophy and Its Contrast with Science.” 1000-Word Philosophy: An Introductory Anthology. |
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9/2 |
Moral Skepticism, Individual and Cultural Moral Relativism |
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Westacott, Emrys. n.d. “Moral Relativism.” The Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy.Please read sections 2 g, 3 a, b, c, d, and 4 b, c, d, e. |
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9/9 |
Consequentialist Ethics |
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Nathanson. Stephen. n.d. “Act and Rule Utilitarianism.” The Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy. Please read all of sections 1 and 2. |
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9/14 |
Deontological Ethics |
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Bowie, Norman E. “Kantian Ethics.” Encyclopedia of Business Ethics and Society, edited by Robert W. Kolb, vol. 3, SAGE Publications, 2008, pp. 1240-1244. |
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9/21 |
Building an interdisciplinary case study, Part IA: Developing an annotated bibliography entry |
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Le Morvan, P., & Stock, B. 2005. Medical learning curves and the Kantian ideal.Journal of Medical Ethics, 31(9), 513–518. |
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9/23 |
Principles of biomedical ethics |
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McCormick, Thomas R. 2013. “Principles of Bioethics.” |
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9/28 |
Building an interdisciplinary case study, Part IB: Researching ethics cases. |
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Mazor, K. M., Reed, G. W., Yood, R. A., Fischer, M. A., Baril, J., & Gurwitz, J. H. (2006). Disclosure of medical errors. Journal of General Internal Medicine, 21(7), 704–710. |
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9/30 |
Respecting patient autonomy |
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Macklin, R. (1977). Consent, Coercion, and Conflicts of Rights. Perspectives in Biology and Medicine 20(3), 360–371. |
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10/5 |
Decision Making Capacity and Competence |
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Appelbaum, P. S. (2007). Assessment of patients’ competence to consent to treatment. The New England Journal of Medicine 357(18), 1834–1840. |
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10/7 |
Surrogate Decision Making |
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Brock, Dan W. 2004. “Surrogate Decision-Making.” In Encyclopedia of Bioethics, 3rd ed., edited by Stephen G. Post, 2483-2486. Vol. 4. New York, NY: Macmillan Reference USA. Gale Virtual Reference Library. |
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10/12 |
Midterm Review. |
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10/14 |
Midterm |
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10/19 |
Pediatric decision making |
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Navin, Mark Christopher, and Jason Adam Wasserman. 2017. “Reasons to Amplify the Role of Parental Permission in Pediatric Treatment.” The American Journal of Bioethics 17 (11): 6–14. |
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10/21 |
Guest Lecture. “Sociology and Environmental Justice.” Prof. Diana Mincyte, Sociology. |
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No reading. |
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ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY DUE |
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10/26 |
Justice and the distribution of health |
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Sterba, James P. “Justice.” In Encyclopedia of Bioethics, 3rd ed., edited by Stephen G. Post, 1354-1361. Vol. 3. New York, NY: Macmillan Reference USA, 2004. Gale Virtual Reference Library. |
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10/28 |
Guest Lecture—Statistical Reasoning and Comparing Health Care Systems, Prof. Gulgun Bayaz-Ozturk (Economics). |
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No reading. |
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11/2 |
Building an interdisciplinary case study Part II: Thesis and argument workshop |
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*Homework assignment due: see “Homework” page on OpenLab. |
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11/4 |
Guest Lecture—“Medical authority, autonomy and reactance.” Prof. David H. Lee (Communication/Humanities) |
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No reading. |
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11/9 |
Guest Lecture—“Further reflections on ethics in health communication.” Prof. David H. Lee (Communication/Humanities) |
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No reading. |
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11/11 |
Guest Lecture. “Ethical Concerns for Conducting Survey Research in Health Psychology”—Prof. Amanda Almond (Psychology) |
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Maxwell, Scott E., and Ken Kelley. “Ethics and Sample Size Planning.” In Handbook of Ethics in Quantitative Methodology, edited by A. T. Panter and Sonya K. Sterba. New York: Routledge, 2011. Pages 159-184. **Please note: this link downloads the whole book. Please read only pages 159-184. |
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11/16 |
Introduction to research ethics |
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WRITTEN REPORT DUE |
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11/18 |
Guest Lecture—“Self-care and health behaviors of health care providers,” Prof. Amanda Almond (Psychology) |
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Barnett, J. E., Baker, E. K., Elman, N. S., & Schoener, G. R. (2007). In pursuit of wellness: The self-care imperative. Professional Psychology: Research and Practice, 38(6), 603–612. |
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11/23 |
Race in research |
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Cho, Mildred K. 2006. “Racial and Ethnic Categories in Biomedical Research: There Is No Baby in the Bathwater.” The Journal of Law, Medicine & Ethics 34 (3): 497–99. |
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11/30 |
Lockdowns and Justice |
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Savulescu, Julian, and James Cameron. “Why Lockdown of the Elderly Is Not Ageist and Why Levelling Down Equality Is Wrong.” Journal of Medical Ethics 46, no. 11 (2020): 717-21. |
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12/2 |
Group presentations: Groups 1+2 |
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12/7 |
Group presentations: Groups 3+4 |
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12/9 |
Group presentations: Groups 5+6 |
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12/14 |
Review |
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12/16 |
FINAL |
