1. What is the difference between
opinion, belief, and knowledge?
2. How do you know when someone is acting
rationally?
Tuesday, April 26, 2016
Wednesday, April 20, 2016
Futile Treatment
Do patients have a right to futile treatment? Collectively, explain.
Is there a duty to die? Discuss.
Who is the patient? The individual, the family, ?? (How is family defined?)
Is there a duty to die? Discuss.
Who is the patient? The individual, the family, ?? (How is family defined?)
W;t
Answer 2-3 of these prompts with respect to W;t (the film we watched in class):
·
is
there value in suffering?
·
What
should we do about futile treatment?
·
When
should we having conversations about EOL?
·
What
do you need to do now, in order to have an acceptable experience dying? Cf Death
of Ivan Ilych, W;t, Being Mortal; Frontline – Facing Death.
·
What
can literature and the arts tell us about living and dying?
End-of-Course Reflections *mandatory*
Please comment on at least several if not all of these questions -- use separate posts if you like.
What have you learned in this course that surprised you?
Would you take another course in philosophy if money/time weren't major barriers? On what topic?
How has your understanding of the philosophical dimensions of the study and critique of human nature and death & dying changed?
How has your appreciation for the relevance of metaphysical, epistemological, and ethical questions in our daily lives changed?
Have you improved in your skills of analysis and critique, as well as in written and oral communication due to this course?
What have you learned in this course that surprised you?
Would you take another course in philosophy if money/time weren't major barriers? On what topic?
How has your understanding of the philosophical dimensions of the study and critique of human nature and death & dying changed?
How has your appreciation for the relevance of metaphysical, epistemological, and ethical questions in our daily lives changed?
Have you improved in your skills of analysis and critique, as well as in written and oral communication due to this course?
Friday, April 15, 2016
Reflections on Human Nature
Try
to address 2 or 3 of the following prompts. Respond to 1 or 2 of your
classmates' postings. This prompt is meant to help you prepare to write
your final essay about human nature.
- What is human nature?
- Which of the theories of human nature in the Stevenson book do you find most persuasive and why?
- Why is a conception of human nature of important? What does it do for us?
- What ought we to do? How ought we live?
- What kind of society should we have?
- Who is responsible for what and why?
- What kind of economic & political system is just?
- What have you learned about death & dying that is important to you? Is surprising to you? Has this helped you reflect on the meaning of life?
- What does life mean?
- Am I living a good life?
- What is death?
- What’s my legacy?
Wednesday, April 6, 2016
PAS
18April Most Doctors Unsure How To Discuss End-of-Life Care,
Survey Says | Kaiser Health News
15April15 NYTimes: Canadian Prime Minister Seeks to Legalize Physician-Assisted Suicide
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has introduced legislation
to address the legal void left after Canada’s Supreme Court overturned a ban on
doctor-assisted death.
Here's the article Kait found.
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