Course contents
Course Title:
Bioethics and moral pluralism
In addition to introducing the main issues of bioethics, the course addresses the issue of moral pluralism in the field of ethics and bioethics, focusing on how bioethical evaluations can be rationally argued.
Reccomended or required readings
For students attending the course:
H. T. Engelhardt Jr. Manuale di bioetica, Milano, il Saggiatore, 1999, capp. 1, 2, 3, 9.
S. F. Magni, Bioetica, Roma, Carocci, 2011.
S. F. Magni, Che cos’è il relativismo morale, Roma, Carocci 2015.
Other students have to add:
L. Fonnesu, Storia dell’etica contemporanea. Da Kant alla filosofia analitica, Roma, Carocci, 2006, capp. 10 e 11.