Schedule of Readings for Ethics and the Professsions

• Ethical Theory 8/28 - 9/13
  • Joan C. Callahan, "Basics and Background," pp.3-25
  • Richard N. Lee, "The Realm of the Moral" (handout)
  • Richard N. Lee, "Consequentialist Ethical Theories" (handout)
  • Richard N. Lee, "Kantian Ethical Theories" (handout)
• The Professions 9/15 - 9/18
  • Michael D. Bayles, "The Professions," pp.27-30
• Professional and Ordinary Morality 9/20 - 9/29
  • Albert Z. Carr, "Is Business Bluffing Ethical?," pp.69-72
  • Norman Chase Gillespie, "The Business of Ethics," pp.72-76
  • Joseph S. Ellin, "Special Professional Morality and the Duty of Veracity," [in part] pp.130-131
  • Richard A. Wasserstrom, "Lawyers as Professionals: Some Moral Issues, Part I" [in part] pp.58-64
• First Examination 10/2
• Professional-Client Relationship 10/4 - 10/9
  • Michael D. Bayles, "The Professional-Client Relationship," pp.113-120
  • Robert M. Veatch, "Models for Ethical Medicine in a Revolutionary Age," pp.89-92
  • William F. May, "Contract or Covenant?," pp.92-95
• Rights 10/11 - 10/13
  • Richard N. Lee, "Rights" (handout)
  • Laurence B. McCullough, "The Right to Health Care," pp.375-381
• Informed Consent 10/16- 10/20
  • Spotwood W. Robinson III, "Opinion in Canterbury v. Spence," pp.175-180
  • Franz J. Inglefinger, "Informed (But Uneducated) Consent," pp.180-182
  • Samuel Gorovitz, "Informed Consent and Patient Autonomy," pp.182-188
• Deception 10/23 - 11/1
  • Joseph S. Ellin, "Special Professional Morality and the Duty of Veracity," [remainder] pp.131-139
  • Joseph Collins, "Should Doctors Tell the Truth?," pp.139-141
  • Sissela Bok, "Lying and Lies to the Sick and Dying," pp.141-150
  • Sissela Bok, "Lies for the Public Good," pp.150-156
• Second Examination 11/3
• Confidentiality and Privacy 11/6 - 11/10
  • Matthew O. Tobriner, "Majority Opinion in Tarasoff v. Regents of the University of California," pp.239-244
  • William P. Clark, "Dissenting Opinion in Tarasoff v. Regents of the University of California," pp.245-258
  • Sissela Bok, "The Limits of Confidentiality," pp.230-239
  • W. A. Parent, "Privacy, Morality, and the Law," pp.215-225
• Justice 11/13 - 11/17
  • Richard N. Lee, "Theories of Justice" (handout)
  • George Sher, "Justifying Reverse Discrimination in Employment," pp.354-357
• Conflict of Interest and Bribery 11/20 - 11/22
  • Richard N. Lee, "Conflict of Interest and Bribery" (handout)
• Whistleblowing 11/27 - 12/11
  • Gene G. James, "In Defense of Whistle Blowing," pp.315-322
  • Sissela Bok, "Whistleblowing and Professional Responsibilities," pp.331-340
• Final Examination 12/16 or 12/14

This schedule is subject to change.