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Health Sciences 2610F/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(s):Philosophy 2715F/G, the former Kinesiology 2293F/G, the former Philosophy 2071E.