Course Description

74-203 Philosophy of Medicine F,W(3-0) [0.50]

An examination of philosophical and ethical issues that arise in human and veterinary medicine, including such topics as the definitions of disease and health, the status of medicine as a science, the role of values in medical research and medical practice, the doctor-patient relationship, psychiatry and the control of human behaviour, and the ethics of genetic counselling.

Course Profile

1998-99 Undergraduate Calendar