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Bioethics

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Here are the questions: 1. Which acts are right and which are wrong? 2. Which acts ought we to perform (understanding the "ought" as a moral "ought") 3. Who is part of our moral community? 4. Towards whom (or what) do we have moral duties and obligations (some/all other humans? Animals?Ecological systems? 5. How do moral "oughts" interact with other reasons for action? Do they always "trump" other reasons? 6. What makes a particular action right or wrong? What is it about the action that determines its moral status? 7. How do we know what is right and wrong? 8. What, if anything, motivates us to do what is right? Readings from the book: Principles of Biomedical Ethics 7th ed Beauchamp, T.L & Childress (2013)
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