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STS 187 - Bodies into Other Bodies

Semester Offered: Fall
1 unit(s)
This course studies the medical, social, and cultural dimensions surrounding the ways in which our bodies, their meanings and realities, have been transformed through medical interventions. Advances in reproductive and genetic medicine, as well as artificial intelligence and organ transplantation, for example, have radically changed and challenged how we view life and death and self and other. Some of the technologies and procedures we consider have helped to redefine what a human body can do, how humans view one another, and what it means to be human. We consider various ethical frameworks that have evolved to help us grapple with the continuing metamorphosis of the human body. Class discussions are built around texts from multiple genres, including bioethics, literature, law, and philosophy. A familiarity with the field of bioethics and some of its enduring concerns are gained, while also learning how to read difficult texts and to write and speak about complex topics in bioethics. The only prerequisites are a willingness to read complex arguments carefully, to be comfortable with ambivalence, and to be open to views other than your own. Eric Trump

Two 75-minute periods.

Course Format: CLS



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