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Department of Humanities
Michigan Technological University
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COURSES

 

Spring 2009

HU2701: Logic and Critical Thinking

Course Policies
Tentative Course Schedule revised 2/9/09

Logic and Critical Thinking: A Preview
Analyzing Arguments
Deductive and Inductive Arguments: Validity, Soundness, Strength, Cogency

Argument Forms, Proving Invalidity via the Counterexample Method

Old Exam 1
Extended Arguments
Exam 1: Answers

Fallacies: Formal and Informal

Some Common Informal Fallacies
Quiz 3 questions
Old Exam 2

 

HU3710: Engineering Ethics

Course Policies

Tentative Course Schedule

Ethics Questionnaire
Larry Hinman's Ethics Site
Theories of Obligation; Absolutism, Relativism, Subjectivism
Nonconsequentialist Theories: Prima Facie Duties Theories

Consequentialist Theories, Theories of Intrinsic Value
Non-consequentialist Theories: Respect-for-Persons Theories

Kant's Theory of Obligation
Nonconsequentialist Theories: Moral Rights Theories
Virtue Ethics
Moral Responsibility: Individual and Collective
Line-drawing
1914 ASCE Code of Engineering Ethics
Contemporary Codes of Engineering Ethics
Florman's Criticisms of First Fundamental Canon
Old Exam 1
Study Questions for Exam 1


 

HU3711: Biomedical Ethics

Course Policies

Ethics Questionnaire

Tentative Class Schedule revised 2/10/09

Larry Hinman's Ethics Site

Theories of Obligation; Absolutism, Relativism, Subjectivism

Consequentialist Theories, Theories of Intrinsic Value

Non-consequentialist Theories: Divine Command, Kant

Non-consequentialist Theories: prima facie duties, moral rights

Virtue Ethics

Feminist Moral Theory

Casuistry in Ethics

Study Questions for Exam

Old Exam

American Medical Association Code of Medical Ethics

Principles of Medical Ethics
Establishing the Patient-Physician Relationship
Fundamental Elements of the Patient-Physician
      Relationship

Informed Consent
Surrogate Decision-Making
Abortion
Mandatory Parental Consent to Abortion
Withholding or Withdrawing Life-sustaining Medical
     Treatment

Euthanasia
Physician-assisted Suicide

Hippocratic Oath

 

 

 

 

 

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