The course introduces the most important theoretical issues of bioethics, through the study of selected texts and bibliography.
Course Prerequisites
The students must have attended the exam of Moral Philosophy
Teaching Methods
Frontal lectures, held in the Department by the professor.
Assessment Methods
The exam consists of an interview with the professor about the topics and the books indicated in the course syllabus.
Texts
For students attending the course: - S.F. Magni, Bioetica, Roma, Carocci, 2011. - D. Parfit, Ragioni e Persone, Cap. XVI e Appendice G. - S.F. Magni, Generazioni future. Una sfida per l’etica, Roma, Fandango, 2025. Fon non attending students: M. De Caro - S.F. Magni – M.S. Vaccarezza, Le sfide dell’etica, Milano, Mondadori Education, 2021.
Contents
Questions in Reproductive Ethics. Do we Benefit Someone making Children? Program: Along with providing an introduction to key bioethical issues, the course will discuss a fundamental issue in reproductive ethics and in future generations' ethics: do we benefit someone making a child?
