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1 INSTRUCTOR: BENJAMIN HOLE
PHIL242: MEDICAL ETHICS SUM2014, M-F, 9:40-10:40, SAV 156 INSTRUCTOR: BENJAMIN HOLE OFFICE HOURS: M-F, 10:40-11 

2 Administrative Note: In-Class Movie
Dax’s Case (in-class movie) Chapter 3, “Paternalism and Patient Autonomy” (71-83) Chapter 4, “Informed Consent” ( ) “Confronting Death: Who Chooses, Who Controls?” (PDF), Robert Burt and Dax Cowart

3 Agenda Administrative Note: In-Class Movie Clicker Quiz
Last thoughts on Hardin… Review & Criticize Harris

4 CLICKER QUIZ Please set your Turning Technology Clicker to channel 41
Press “Ch”, then “41”, then “Ch”

5 such policies worsen the Tragedy of the Commons
What is Hardin’s rationale against helping the poor, in terms of a World Food Bank or liberal immigration policies? such policies worsen the Tragedy of the Commons it is unfair to ask rich people to give up luxuries they spend their hard earned money on such policies lead to increased population and reproduction rates, whereas resources will not increase as much the world’s resources are a longage and people are a shortage A & C A& D

6 The argument in favor of the survival lottery is best described as:
Kantian Utilitarian Natural Law Theory Collective Action Problem Hobbesian

7 Harris argues that there is a significant moral difference between allowing to die and killing.
True False

8 Hardin Lifeboat Ethics

9 Hardin P1. We should adopt those policies that lead to the best long term benefits for everyone. P2. Helping the poor, in terms of a World Food Bank or liberal immigration policies, would lead to the destruction of the environment and a ruined world for future generations. C3. It follows that we should not adopt the aforementioned policies.

10 P1. We should adopt those policies that lead to the best long term benefits for everyone.
Strongly Agree Agree Somewhat Agree Neutral Somewhat Disagree Disagree Strongly Disagree

11 P2. Helping the poor, in terms of a World Food Bank or liberal immigration policies, would lead to the destruction of the environment and a ruined world for future generations. Strongly Agree Agree Somewhat Agree Neutral Somewhat Disagree Disagree Strongly Disagree

12 Harris Survival Lottery

13 John Harris Editor-in-Chief of The Journal of Medical Ethics, the leading journal in medical and applied ethics, and was one of the Founder Directors of the International Association of Bioethics. He was elected a Fellow of the UK Academy of Medical Sciences (FMedSci) in 2001 and a Fellow of The Royal Society of Arts in 2006. John has acted as Ethical Consultant to national and international bodies and corporations including the European Parliament and The World Health Organisation. He has served on many advisory bodies, including the UK Human Genetics Commission and the Ethics Committee of the British Medical Association, and on working groups of UK research councils, charities and societies.

14 Key Philosophical Assumption
There is no moral difference between killing and letting die Thought Experiments Child in the pond Trolley Cases Reluctant Donor Physician Assisted Suicide and Euthanasia

15 There is no moral difference between killing and letting die.
Strongly Agree Agree Somewhat Agree Neutral Somewhat Disagree Disagree Strongly Disagree

16 The Survival Lottery Thought Experiment
Two innocent people are dying and could be saved through organ transplants. There is a third innocent person who could be killed and harvested for organs, which would save the other two people. There are no other options for saving them. Assumptions There is no moral difference between killing and letting die Organ transplants are perfect Lives are equally valuable

17 The Survival Lottery If utilitarianism is the best theoretical basis for distributive justice, then we should adopt the survival lottery. Utilitarianism is the best theoretical basis for distributive justice. Therefore, we should adopt the survival lottery.

18 P1. If utilitarianism is the best theoretical basis for distributive justice, then we should adopt the survival lottery. Strongly Agree Agree Somewhat Agree Neutral Somewhat Disagree Disagree Strongly Disagree

19 P2. Utilitarianism is the best theoretical basis for distributive justice.
Strongly Agree Agree Somewhat Agree Neutral Somewhat Disagree Disagree Strongly Disagree

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