Goucher College 2012-2013 Undergraduate Catalogue 
    
    Apr 17, 2024  
Goucher College 2012-2013 Undergraduate Catalogue PLEASE NOTE: This is an archived catalog. Programs are subject to change each academic year.

PHL 254 - Biomedical Ethics (3 Cr.)

(GEN. ED. #10)
A study of the ethical significance of embodiment, with focus on questions of life and death, euthanasia, the commodification of bodies and organs, genetic manipulation, disability, and trans-gender. Students will explore these questions with reference to traditional applied ethics as well as postmodern critiques.
  Prerequisite: either sophomore standing, one course in philosophy, or permission of the instructor. Spring semester, alternate years. Department.