BIOETICA CON LABORATORIO DI ETICA NELLA CITTADINANZA

The Bioethics course with Ethics in Citizenship workshop aims to provide students with knowledge, skills and competences relating to the fundamental aspects of ethical reflection. In particular, the Bioethics course focuses on the relationship between man and the environment and the ethical consequences of scientific development, and the Ethics in Citizenship workshop focuses on that part of public ethics which asks the question of what is the right action for citizens in the public arena.

Bioethics will be taught through face-to-face lectures, a method that will ensure the transmission of content and methods. To achieve the objectives related to learning and communication skills, requests for clarification and in-depth questions from students will be encouraged during the lectures.
The Ethics of Citizenship workshop will have its center in the classroom work of the students, who will discuss, divided into groups, the talking points in the reference text and compare the results reached by the different groups.

No prior knowledge is required.

Attendance at the course is strongly recommended, both because the lecturer's exposition of bioethics theories greatly facilitates the students’ acquisition of the content and because the workshop focuses on the students' activities.

The need for global bioethics. The social, economic and environmental effects of globalization. From bioethics to global bioethics. Ethics and the other academic fields. The sustainable improvement of health of the people and of the planet. Health care. Social inclusion. The preservation of the environment. Universal vision vs. local traditions and cultures. Animals in human life. Humans’ use of animals for food, work and research. The lives of animals in homes, urban spaces and wild environments. Public discussions about the treatment of animals. The theoretical debate regarding animal experimentation. The biological and cultural reality of the relationship between humans and animals. Past and contemporary philosophical views on animals. The human capacity to sympathize with animals. The inclusion of animals in moral philosophy. The reform of the human-animal interaction. The relationship between "natural" and "good." The good savage. The order of nature. Natural law. Appeals to nature in moral philosophy. Biotechnology. Civil rights. The coexistence of good and evil. The Importance of moral education. Social inequality. Prejudice. Racism. Law. Lying.

1. Henk Ten Have, Global Bioethics: An Introduction, Routledge 2016, ISBN 1138124109, 272 pages.
2. Simone Pollo, Umani e animali: questioni di etica, Carocci 2016, ISBN 9788843084654, 148 pages.
3. Simone Pollo, La morale della natura, Laterza 2008, ISBN 9788842087311, 176 pages.
4. Harper Lee, To Kill a Mockingbird, Harper Perennial 2002, ISBN 0060935464, 336 pages.

Oral test, assessed on the basis of the following elements: relevance of answers to the questions formulated (necessary to pass the exam); quality of content, ability to connect the various parts of the program, property of philosophical language, overall expressive ability (all of which contribute to the final assessment, again provided the answers are relevant).
For the laboratory, for attending students: assessment of participation in the discussion.

Why is global bioethics necessary?
How can a global view of bioethics be made to coexist with local traditions?
How has animal experimentation been theoretically justified?
What role can the human capacity to sympathize with other living beings play in moral discourse about animals?
What does “natural law” mean?
How is the concept of nature used by proponents of biotechnology and their opponents?
What model of moral education is proposed in To Kill a Mockingbird?