2020/2021

2021/2022

DM270

M-FIL/03 (MORAL PHILOSOPHY)

DEPARTMENT OF HUMANITIES

PHILOSOPHY

PERCORSO COMUNE

2°

1st semester (27/09/2021 - 23/12/2021)

6

36 lesson hours

Italian

ORAL TEST

MAGNI SERGIO FILIPPO (titolare) - 6 ECTS

The students must have passed the exam of moral philosophy

The course introduces the most important theoretical issues of bioethics, through the study of selected texts and bibliography.

Course title: From Genetic Enhancement to Moral Enhancement

Content: Along with providing an introduction to the main issues of bioethics, the course will present the discussion about genetic enancement and moral enhancement of human beings.

Frontal lectures, held in the room by the professor, and then recorded and made available to students.

For students attending the course:
- S.F. Magni, Bioetica, Roma, Carocci, 2011.
- M. De Caro - S.F. Magni – M.S. Vaccarezza, Le sfide dell’etica, Milano, Mondadori Education, 2021, chapt. 14, 15, 16, 17, 18.
- M. Sandel, The Case Against Perfection. Ethics in the Age of Genetic Engineering; trad. it. Contro la perfezione. L’etica nell’età dell’ingegneria genetica, Milano, Vita e Pensiero, 2008
- Persson I. – Savulescu J., Unfit for the Future. The Need for Moral Enhancement; tr. it. Inadatti al futuro. L’esigenza di un potenziamento morale, Torino, Rosenberg & Selliers, 2019.


Non attending students have to add:
M. De Caro - S.F. Magni – M.S. Vaccarezza, Le sfide dell’etica, Milano, Mondadori Education, 2021.

The exam consists of an interview with the professor about the topics and the books indicated in the course schedule.

The exam consists of an interview with the professor about the topics and the books indicated in the course schedule.

Goals: 3, 5, 15
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