Ethical Theory

8/26 - 9/10

• 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)

• Michael D. Bayles, "The Professions," pp.27-30

• 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

• 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

• Richard N. Lee, "Rights" (handout)
• Laurence B. McCullough, "The Right to Health Care," pp.375-381

• 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

• 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

• 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

• Richard N. Lee, "Theories of Justice" (handout)

• Richard N. Lee, "Bribery, Extortion, and Conflict of Interest"

• Gene G. James, "In Defense of Whistle Blowing," pp.315-322
• Sissela Bok, "Whistleblowing and Professional Responsibilities," pp.331-340

This schedule is subject to change.