BIOL 4651 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Moral Reasoning, Normative Ethics, Moral Realism
27 Feb 2020
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Selected pages for reading responses will be announced on canvas. Chapter 1 moral reasoning in bioethics: philosophy is disciples that examines important questions through, critical reasoning, logical argument, reflection. Is ought problem: can one use objective statement to describe descriptive statement, cannot derive normative statement from what is (descriptive statement) Reasoning: moral reasoning must be result of careful reflection, morality and law, moral life is based on distinctive class of norms that should be impartial, reasonable, and universal. Other moral values: privacy / confidentiality. Integrity / fidelity keeping promises: veracity / truth telling, care recognition of relationships between people / within communities, often these ethical principles are in conflict and can"t be fully realized in specific situations. Anthropology and moral diversity: anthropology did not provide proof for moral relativism, what are some values you can think of that have universal appeal, generosity / service, kindness, honesty / truth.
