UNESCO Chair in Bioethics and Human Rights
Fostering the Art of Convergence and Cooperation in Global Ethics
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International Bioethics Committee Releases Video on New Risks of Discrimination in Biomedicine
In preparation for the 20th session of the International Bioethics Committee in Seoul (Korea) this June 19th to 21st, 2013, UNESCO has released a short film on the new risks of discrimination in the field of biomedicine. The diverse themes of biobanks, access to...
TEDx on Religious Freedom Today
On April 19, 2013, UNESCO Fellow Fr. Joseph Tham attended the TEDx ViaDellaConcilliazione event on Relgious Freedom Today. Among the many interesting speakers who presented their ideas, there were sessions on "Networks of Common Ground," "Forgiveness and...
Present and Future Bioethical Questions of Genomics and Medicine
By Andrew Adey Since the first steps were taken toward understanding the underlying biology of all living things, we have dreamt of how these secrets could be used to benefit mankind. From the noble perspectives of curing disease to the unsettling ideas of...
A Tale of Two Artists
By Michael Gannon It’s hard to take a hands-off approach to some things… But I felt I had to take a hands-off approach in my conversations with artists when it came to offering ideas or examples of what they could submit. I felt it was better to let them...
Mind and Consciousness: phenomenology, neuroscience y psychotherapy
The XXXIII Meeting of the Group of Neurobioethics held a seminar on Friday, December 14, 2012 to address the theme “Mind and Consciousness: phenomenology, neuroscience and psychotherapy” In collaboration with: STOQ (Science Theology and the Ontological Quest), the...
Publication of Vulnerability Workshop papers
Some of the papers presented at the Second International Bioethics, Multiculturalism and Religion Workshop and Conference on Human Vulnerability, held in Rome, Italy, October 9-11, 2011, are now published in the bioethics journal Studia Bioethica of the School of...
What is Bioethics and why should Art be associated with it?
By Yvonne Denbina As our world changes daily, our technology changes with it by leaps and bounds. How is the human body affected by these technological advances and what effects will our children experience as a result? Is everything beneficial? Shouldn’t we take time...
UNESCO Chair Fellow edits journal on science and faith
UNESCO Chair Fellow, Fr. Joseph Tham, recently edited a volume with the Hong Kong Journal of Catholic Studies on the topic of “Science and Faith.” This yearly journal is published under the Department of Religious Studies of the Chinese University of Hong Kong. This...
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