UNESCO Chair in Bioethics and Human Rights
Fostering the Art of Convergence and Cooperation in Global Ethics
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Ethical Challenges in Clinical Experimentation and Vaccines
By Fausto Martinez & Andrea Iannone - Bioethics is the discipline that studies human behavior in healthcare and life sciences. It also examines values, rational, and moral principles at the basis of decisions in medicine and biology. Bioethicists recognize that...
Law Interfaces with the Head Transplantation Idea
By Giulia Bovassi - Abstract - As we are almost arrived at the final stage of an articulated and dynamic academic itinerary, which guided the interdisciplinary reflection around the approaching of the prevented attempt of head transplantation on a human being,...
What Does the Solidarity Mean to the Individual Citizen?
The UNESCO Chair in Bioethics and Human Rights participated in the final event of the EUROSOL project, within the Europe for Citizens Programme, in Madrid on May, 31, 2018. The conference finalized the year-long project, which involved eight countries (Italy, Spain,...
Masterclass in Neurobioethics “Neurobioethics and Transhumanism” Theology’s perspective on human head transplantation
by Giulia Bovassi - How should theology interpret transhumanism? What can be said about the man’s relation to God, his spiritual striving, and his self-understanding? These are just some of the questions that emerged during the meeting on Friday April 20 during...
“Refugee Crisis Background and Solutions”, 16th April. Nicosia, Cyprus
According to the Cyprus Mail Online, an average of 70,000 people trying to escape the war zones reaching Europe have been stuck in Cyprus, Italy or Spain. These countries share a common path: huge waves of migrants, refugees, asylum seekers who want a better life and...
The Migrant’s Influence in the EU Labour Market: Positive and Negative Aspects. Study Case: Italy
On Monday February 19th, the UNESCO Chair in Bioethics and Human Rights collaborators Serena Montefusco and Kevin Ramirez took part in the event host by BIDA e. V. Kultur and Bildunng, at the Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence in Berlin. As part of the eight partners...
Religious Perspectives on Bioethics and Human Rights book presentation –
By Michael Baggot - The UNESCO Chair of Human Rights and Bioethics hosted a book presentation of Religious Perspectives on Bioethics and Human Rights (Springer Press) on February 22 at the Pontifical Athenaeum Regina Apostolorum in Rome and the...
“Psychotherapies compared with the Head Transplantation idea” Round-table seminar, 23 February 2018
By Giulia Bovassi - Abstract Refined surgical skills and human dexterity are fully manifest in such complex operations as organ transplantations, a difficult intervention and great therapeutic resource. How should we deal with the possibility of a head (or...
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