Ethics of life

ltheo2311  2017-2018  Louvain-la-Neuve

Ethics of life
4 credits
30.0 h
Q2

This biannual learning unit is being organized in 2017-2018
Teacher(s)
Jacquemin Dominique;
Language
French
Main themes
To reach the aims, the course: - will focus on a specific issue in bioethics - will explore human, social and political issues - will present an ethical appraisal in a philosophical and theological point of view
Aims

At the end of this learning unit, the student is able to :

1 By the end of the course, the student will be able - to clarify fundamental categories of ethical reflection about questions asked by the development of sciences and biomedical techniques - to relate contributions of Christian traditions to current debates about these topics.
 

The contribution of this Teaching Unit to the development and command of the skills and learning outcomes of the programme(s) can be accessed at the end of this sheet, in the section entitled “Programmes/courses offering this Teaching Unit”.
Content
Belgium knows a legislation relative to the euthanasia, for the adults since 2002, for the minors since 2014. The course of the cursus will try hard to understand the stakes, as long for the patients, the nursing that for the society in general. While the demand to die into dignity "multiplies in the European countries, as to understand these requests, to accompany them? A normative ethics, independent from situations, is it enough for thinking of this type of question? How to think humanely and in the faith about this complex problem?
Faculty or entity
TEBI


Programmes / formations proposant cette unité d'enseignement (UE)

Title of the programme
Sigle
Credits
Prerequisites
Aims
Master [60] in Philosophy

Teacher Training Certificate (upper secondary education) - Philosophy

Master [120] in Theology

Master [60] in Theology

Master [120] in Philosophy