Introduction to Bioethics

January & February 2021

Mon, 11/01/2021

Milan

Teachers: Virginia Sanchini, UNIMI & Silvia Camporesi, Kings' College London

PART ONE – Basics of bioethical reasoning V. Sanchini: 11,13,14,15 January 2021;

PART TWO – Reproductive Ethics S. Camporesi 18,25 January; 1,8,15 February 2021

The course aims to provide a brief overview of the main areas of bioethics reasoning. After some introductory notions on the origin of the word “bioethics”, the main historical cases related to its development, and the presentation of the main ethical theories and approaches used in bioethics reflection, the course will explore the main ethical issues related to the fields of clinical ethics and research ethics. A specific module will be devoted to reproductive ethics.

Monday, 11 January 2021

Timetable

9.30-13.30

Lesson Argument

Introduction to the course.
Dilemmas and disagreements: the toolbox of bioethics reasoning.
An introduction to moral theories.

Wednesday, 13 January 2021

Timetable

9.30-11.30

Lesson Argument

Bioethics: origin, domains, and paradigmatic cases

Timetable

14.30-16.30

Lesson Argument

Papers' presentation

Thursday, 14 January 2021

Timetable

9.30-13.30

Lesson Argument

The ethics of clinical research: informed consent; therapeutic misconception; clinical equipoise
Papers' presentation

Friday, 15 January 2021

Timetable

9.30 - 13.30

Lesson Argument

An introduction to clinical ethics: clinical ethics committees; Ethics consultation; Patient
Physician relationship models.
Papers' presentation

Monday, 18 January 2021

Timetable

10.30-12.30

Lesson Argument

Naturalness

Monday, 25 January 2021

Timetable

10.30-12.30

Lesson Argument

Moral status, 14-day limit

Monday, 01 February 2021

Timetable

10.30-12.30

Lesson Argument

Personhood

Monday, 08 February 2021

Timetable

10.30-12.30

Lesson Argument

Disability and Impairment

Monday, 15 February 2021

Timetable

10.30-12.30

Lesson Argument

Performativity