BIO 3800 Biological and Environmental Ethics
Investigates the dilemmas of dangerous knowledge and technology in both environmental and medical activities including transplantation, stem cell research, reproductive technology, fetal tissue research, human gene manipulation, genetically modified crops, release of bioengineered organisms into natural ecosystems, ethics of environmental activism and religious roots of ethical values. The values of individual autonomy vs. human interdependence and mutual responsibility will be emphasized. The course will use a seminar format in which topics are presented by student teams who both develop positions for debate and discuss as panels. Lecture.
Offered
Spring, even numbered years