Assignment for Mon., Sept. 11

OK, we’re going off-road.  I want to try to weigh Savulescu’s very stringent criteria for autonomy against a famous case.  

(This is something you should get to soon.)

So first, read THIS.

 

Then THIS. 

Then re-read Savalescu (or parts of it).

And then write a two-page (max) thing.  

One page is how Savalescu would handle Cowart’s case—this is to show me that you get Savalescu.  

Then the second page is about whether or not you’d handle (or think about) Cowart’s case in the same way (as Savalescu).  And why.  

So that’s two pages MAX.  Single or double spaced—I never care about that, I care about number of pages MAX.  

 

Due Monday.  In class.  No lateness accepted.

Looking forward to our discussion.

—Chris

PS:  There are also some good videos (on YouTube) of Dax Cowart talking about his case, and you are free to consult those to get a fuller idea of his stance on things.

Online Reviews of Doctors... Good Idea or Bad Idea

Here's one doctor's view.  What do you think???

LINK

Assignment for Friday, Sept. 8

Read and summarize:   665-682

(Not a breeze, so start early.)

Law, Medicine, Ethics, and Getting Famous

So this happened:  LINK.

Assignment for Wednesday, Sept. 6

(Note, I've corrected the partial reading list, posted at the head of these posts.  Thanks to Jalin.)

For Wednesday, read and summarize 654-664. 

Truth Telling and Cultural Differences

Check out this episode of This American Life.   I am linking you to the text HERE.   If you prefer to listen, the audio is HERE. 

Assignment for Friday, Sept., 1

Read and summarize 642-653.  You are now on notice about the possibility of quizzes.