Autonomy as a principle in bioethics |
Week Seven
Monday, February 17th
No class: President’s Day
Wednesday, February 19th
“Basic Ethical Principles” in Belmont Report (pgs. 4-10)
Principles of Biomedical Ethics by Tom Beauchamp & James Childress (pgs. 99-117)
Week Eight
Monday, February 24th
“The Refutation of Medical Paternalism” by Alan Goldman
“Why Doctors Should Intervene” by Terrence F. Ackerman
Wednesday, February 26th
From Detached Concern to Empathy: Humanizing Medical Practice by Jodi Halpern (excerpts)
Week Nine
Monday, March 3rd
“How Do Patients Know?” by Rebecca Kukla
“Four Models of the Physician-Patient Relationship” by Ezekiel J. Emanuel & Linda L. Emanuel
Wednesday, March 5th
“Challenging the Bioethical Application of the Autonomy Principles within Multicultural Societies” by Andrew Fagan
“Self-Determination vs. Family-Determination: Two Incommensurable Principles of Autonomy” by Ruiping Fan
Week Ten
No class: Spring Break
Monday, February 17th
No class: President’s Day
Wednesday, February 19th
“Basic Ethical Principles” in Belmont Report (pgs. 4-10)
Principles of Biomedical Ethics by Tom Beauchamp & James Childress (pgs. 99-117)
Week Eight
Monday, February 24th
“The Refutation of Medical Paternalism” by Alan Goldman
“Why Doctors Should Intervene” by Terrence F. Ackerman
Wednesday, February 26th
From Detached Concern to Empathy: Humanizing Medical Practice by Jodi Halpern (excerpts)
Week Nine
Monday, March 3rd
“How Do Patients Know?” by Rebecca Kukla
“Four Models of the Physician-Patient Relationship” by Ezekiel J. Emanuel & Linda L. Emanuel
- Short paper #2 due Tuesday, March 4th, @ 11:59 pm
Wednesday, March 5th
“Challenging the Bioethical Application of the Autonomy Principles within Multicultural Societies” by Andrew Fagan
“Self-Determination vs. Family-Determination: Two Incommensurable Principles of Autonomy” by Ruiping Fan
Week Ten
No class: Spring Break