Course Description

Health Sciences 204F/G Introduction to Ethics and Health

An introduction to basic moral theory and development of an understanding of moral reasoning. The course will also teach students to apply basic principles of sound moral decision-making to important ethical issues in health including: concepts of health, wellness, and illness, allocation of scarce resources, the notion of "consent". The methods of explaining/justifying moral decisions in health will be explored by surveying major philosophical approaches to ethics.

Antirequisite: Kinesiology 293F/G, Philosophy 152E

Prerequisite: Health Sciences 202F/G

2 lecture hours, 2 tutorial hour, half course

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