PHIL * 2030 – Philosophy of Medicine F,W (3-0) [0.50]

Medicine is a philosophical, not merely a practical, empirical enterprise. This course covers philosophical concepts which are widely used to evaluate health and health-practices include: autonomy, consent, mind, will, rights, harm, fairness, dignity, truth and even `health’ itself. Issues central to health and health care practice include: the nature of professional-client relationships, genetic counseling, passive and active euthanasia, pharmacology and behaviour modification, resource allocation, and the special set of issues raised by reproductive technologies.


Posted By : Anonymous
Posted On : November 24, 2017

Is the textbook recommended by the student? Yes
Did the student enjoy the professor? Yes
Professor : Wendling

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REALLY good class. No notes are posted on course link though so you have to attend every lecture. Tests are open book and fair. Interesting material and not a lot of work to put in, so it\'s easy to do well in. Definitely recommend!
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Posted By : Anonymous
Posted On : February 28, 2011

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Interesting class, but definitely not an easy one. I got low 80s on one of my essays AFTER meeting with her about it.
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Posted By : Anonymous
Posted On : February 7, 2011

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Had to write two essays and a final exam essay, so workload was not hard. (Although this is apparently only true for Wetstein's lecture, the other teacher is completely different. Definitely a very interesting class. Pretty much impossible to fail, but need to be an excellent philosopher to get over an 80 or 90.
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Posted By : Anonymous
Posted On : January 8, 2011

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Don't believe that list of topics! I took the course and only 3 topics were covered.
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