HON 384 - Ethical Implications of Biotechnology

Prerequisite, acceptance to the University Honors Program, or consent of instructor. This course looks at the science and ethical controversies behind biotechnologies such as genetic engineering, designer babies, stem cell research, 3-D printing, mechanistic augmentations, and immortality. The scientific steps of these biological methodologies will be taught, and extensively examined using different moral philosophies such as Natural Law (Aquinas), Nietzsche, Utilitarianism (Mills), Deontology (Kant), and Buddhism. (Offered as needed.) 3 credits