ETHICS AND AGING 201

Course overview

Hour 1 *Summarize the history of ethics and aging. *Define the "Four Principles" approach to bioethics. *Describe how the focus on autonomy influences medical care for the aging. *Explain why a singular emphasis on autonomy undermines self-respect and self-identity. Hour 2 *Define "Relational" autonomy. *Explain how a feminist ethic informs the concept of autonomy. *Summarize the use of the narrative framework in the development of an individual morality. *Describe communicative ethics.