B6194 - MEDICINA, SCIENZA E SOCIETÀ

Academic Year 2024/2025

  • Teaching Mode: Traditional lectures
  • Campus: Forli
  • Corso: Single cycle degree programme (LMCU) in Medicine and Surgery (cod. 5905)

Learning outcomes

Critically examining the structure and objectivity of medical knowledge, as well as the institutions that produce it, while addressing the challenges posed by anti-science.

Course contents

  • Justice in health, healthcare systems, and distributive justice
  • Objectivity and values in medical knowledge
  • Experts, conflicts of interest, and Big Pharma: responding to anti-science
  • Medicine and trust: the case of vaccine hesitancy
  • Readings/Bibliography

    To prepare for the exam, students must study the course slides and any additional articles or excerpts discussed during lectures, as indicated on the slides. All materials will be uploaded to the Virtuale platform after each session.

    Optional Readings for Further Study

    • Lalumera, E. (2021). Medicina e metodo sperimentale. Bologna: Esculapio.
    • Stegenga, J. (2021). Curare e prendersi cura: Introduzione alla filosofia della medicina. Arezzo: Aboca.
    • Lalumera, E. (2023). Stare bene: Un'analisi filosofica. Bologna: il Mulino.

    Teaching methods

    Traditional classes

    Assessment methods

    A written exam featuring multiple-choice questions covering the three modules of the integrated course "Philosophy of Medicine and Bioethics".

    Teaching tools

    PowerPoint presentations, videos, and articles made available on the Virtuale platform.

    Office hours

    See the website of Elisabetta Lalumera

    SDGs

    Good health and well-being Reduced inequalities Peace, justice and strong institutions

    This teaching activity contributes to the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals of the UN 2030 Agenda.