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Assignment #1: Find and sum up another instance of human drug trials/experimentation (post WWII). Was informed consent obtained? Was the experiment "worth it"? Explain Assignment #2: Eastern medicine differs from Western medicine. The Western approach tends to change the environment and the Eastern way is to prefer to adapt to the environment. There are established practices that the West rejects and calls "fake" but yet have proven effectiveness and/or a strong following. Research how Eastern medicine differs from Western and ID TWO uniquely Eastern practices with proven medical value, even by Western standards. What is the implication of using alternative medicine rather than Western style surgical or drug therapies to treat illness? Assignment #3 "Snake Oil" refers to 'cure all' medicine that purports to fix multiple ailments, OR medicine with no proven medical values that is sold and taken for a specific ailment. Often the ingredients in such "potions" are inert/benign but can sometimes actually be harmful. At the least, they fail to treat the condition for which they were purchased. People then delay proper treatment or suffer harm thereby. Research and find such a case of "snake oil" sales and define the purpose of the "medicine", why people believed it would work, and why it really didn't. What harm resulted from the "medicine's" use? Always ask:
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Each person in your group should read one of the articles below. Explain/summarize the content to the other members of your group.
Eugenics (medical and social) is a form of population design and control, directing the evolution of human kind. There are arguments in favor of designing and directing who we are and what we become. Far more often we see the concept brought up as a cautionary tale or one of abuse and horrors perpetuated upon other people in the name of "benefitting" the species. We readily accept eugenics when we're "improving" livestock or altering plants but object when the human genome is tampered with. Read the definition article and find one real world example of how this theory of eugenics (the need to alter human beings) was enacted in the 20th-21st centuries. Sum up what was done, why, and the outcome. State your opinion on whether this was a "good" or "bad" practice and why you feel as you do. Finally, write a short paragraph on your opinion about human eugenics as a whole. Tie this to "designer babies". Then include how you feel about similar types of eugenics attempts upon animals and plants. If your feelings about these differ from your opinions about human eugenics explain your reasoning. Designer babies.... good or bad? What are we currently capable of doing to "create" a baby with a specific gender, specific traits, or to eliminate undesirable traits or diseases/defects? In other words:
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PurposeIn the Fall, we focus on the foundations of Philosophy and Logic, culminating with a project where you express your own Personal Ethical Code. In the Spring, we study ethical systems of thought and analyze their logic, ending with the development of your own nation, founded and run according to your ethical code. Remind NoticesSign up to get notices https://www.remind.com/join/7cf69 Google ClassroomFor electronic/paperless hand in of HW. Students can join the class with this code: brtzp0p
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