UNESCO Chair in Bioethics and Human Rights
Fostering the Art of Convergence and Cooperation in Global Ethics
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Neurobioethics Research Group begins 7th year
The Neurobioetics Research Group (Gruppo di Neurobioetica-GDN) opened its 7th year with its first meeting of the 2015-2016 school year on October 23, 2015. The meeting reviewed the many activities of the previous school year 2014-2015. In addition to the monthly...
Intellectual Charity in the UNESCO Chair in Bioethics and Human Rights
by Michael Baggot In a recent Huffington Post blog entry, the Wexner Scholar at Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological Seminary Mark Weingarten recounts his experience at the summer course on Human Ecology co-sponsored by the Chair. Despite his cultural, religious,...
“Man, Society, and Peace” in Monaco
by Gianfranco Bellissimo translated by Michael Baggot The international conference “Man, Society, and Peace” organized by the association “Human Rights for Life, Justice, and Peace,” with the collaboration of the university Regina Apostolorum the UNESCO Chair...
A lunch of delights round table discussion
by Michael Baggot UNESCO Chair Director Alberto Garcia joined representatives of monotheistic religions for “the lunch of delight” during the International Festival of Hebraic Literature and Culture on September 6, 2015. Espresso journalist Lara Crinò guided the...
Bioethics, Environmental Issues, and Human Ecology 2015 Summer Course
The 14th International Summer Course in Bioethics “Bioethics, Environmental Issues, and Human Ecology” was held from June 30 to July 10, 2015. The course was organized by the School of Bioethics of the Regina Apostolorum (APRA) and the Faculty of Bioethics of the...
Bioethics and Human Ecology
The latest edition of the journal Studia Bioethica offers an in-depth analysis of the concept of human ecology that has garnered international attention since the publication of Pope Francis's encyclical letter on Laudato Si': On Care for our Common Home. The issue's...
Reborne Workshop on Ethical, Legal, and Regulatory Issues
By Michael Baggot UNESCO Chair Director Alberto Garcia was a keynote speaker at a Reborne “Workshop on Ethical, Legal, and Regulatory Issues” in Timisoara, Rumania on June 12, 2015. Nearly 100 participants gathered in the University of Medicine and Pharmacy...
UNESCO Chair Fellows publishes entry in Encyclopedia of Global Bioethics
UNESCO Chair Fellow Dominique Monlezun and Director Alberto Garcia recently co-authored the “casuistry” entry of the Springer reference work Encyclopedia of Global Bioethics. Below is an abstract of his entry and a link to further information. Abstract:...
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