The Dutch Research School of Philosophy (OZSW) invite PhD students in philosophy to register for the “Ethics and Health” course, which will be held on 14, 16, 28 and 30 March 2017, at Utrecht
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Date(s)
Application/registration deadline
4 March 2017
Aim / objective
In this PhD course we explore a number of ethical topics and debates in relation to health and health care. The course is open to both PhD students with a background in philosophy and those with a background in other sciences relevant to bioethics. PhD students will do short introductions of key topics and concepts, on the basis of pre-studied literature. The maximum number of participants is 16.
We have combined different topics in two very broad conceptual themes: “health, disease and quality of life” and “autonomy, justice and solidarity”. An important part of the course is to aim at conceptual clarification of key terms (e.g., health, quality of life, solidarity) as basis for normative ethical discussions. The various practical ethical topics will be introduced in guest lectures, and PhD students are encouraged to rethink, discuss, and test the various concepts and normative ideas that have been presented in the general introductory sessions.
Guest lecturers are also invited to explain how they do ethical research on the topics they work on, what methods they prefer and why, and what research questions they envision for the future.
Language: English (unless all participants are Dutch-speaking). Participants should expect to study approximately 60-80 pages of literature in preparation to each day, and prepare brief presentations about the literature.
Program
Disease, health, and quality of life
Introduction: Disease, health, and quality of life
Tuesday 14 March Morning (Drift 23, ruimte 012)
- Personal introduction; aims of the course.
- Introduction and discussion of key concepts and conceptual distinctions.
Tuesday 14 March Afternoon (Drift 23, ruimte 012)
- Health, disease and quality of life – from disability to enhancement. Caroline Harnacke
Medical Technology
Thursday 16 March Morning (Trans 10, ruimte AW de Grootkamer) (019)
- Human germ-line genome editing: an ethical exploration. Guido de Wert
Thursday 16 March Afternoon (Trans 10, ruimte AW de Grootkamer) (019)
- Diagnostic and screening technology in health care. Marianne Boenink
- Concluding discussion on ideals of health and quality of life.
Autonomy, justice and solidarity
Introduction: Autonomy, justice and solidarity
Tuesday 28 March Morning (Drift 23, ruimte 012)
- Autonomy and justice as key values in health care and health policies: concepts and theories.
Tuesday 28 March Afternoon (Drift 23, ruimte 012)
- Autonomy at the end of life. Suzanne van de Vathorst
Justice and health
Thursday 30 March Morning (Kromme Nieuwegracht 80, Van Ravensteynzaal)
- Justice, solidarity and expensive health care treatment.
Thursday 30 March Afternoon (Kromme Nieuwegracht 80, Van Ravensteynzaal)
- Personal responsibility for health vs solidarity? Inez de Beaufort
- Concluding discussion on ideals of autonomy and justice in relation to health.
Thursday 30 March: Drink starts at 15:30 pm (Cohenzaal, Trans 10)
Costs
For OZSW members: Free
For non-ozsw members: 250
Registration/application form