PHI 2396 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Biomedicine, Interdisciplinarity, Karl Jaspers
27 Mar 2018
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Outline presentation, structure, course readings and assessment method. Audio documentaries on what is bioethics ? https://www. youtube. com/watch?v=of-lsp2drfo. January 26 group discussions start on fridays, lectures on wednesday. Important to go to group discussion, "list of gifts" given to us. Midterms/final: defining basic concepts, short essay, will have subject before, methodology before, 4 or 5 pick one. Development, progress and enhancement of biomedical technologies artificial procreation and manipulations of the embryo in vitro biological risk of irreversible changes in the genetic. Risk of creating human-animal hybrids ( "android"; man-machine, etc. Risk of instrumentalization of human beings possibility pgd (preimplantation genetic diagnosis) Moral status of the human being (man, woman, child, embryo) o o o o o o. Because each philosopher might, according to his worldview (german word: weltanchauung), defines philosophy. That means, there are several definitions of philosophy as there are philosophers. You will define philosophy by your view of your own world, problems, will address problems according to your problems.
