UNESCO Chair in Bioethics and Human Rights
Fostering the Art of Convergence and Cooperation in Global Ethics
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Human Rights talk at Houston law schools
Alberto Garcia and Joseph Tham visited the Thurgood Marshall School of Law and the University of Houston Law Center, both located in Houston, Texas in September, 2011. At Thurgood Marshcall they met with the faculty members, the dean of the law school and explained to...
Global Art Competition Exhibit
Saturday, September 10, 2011 Join us as we celebrate our first exhibit highlighting eleven winning artworks, chosen by an international panel of judges from among hundreds of entries, representing 23 countries. Northwoods Unitarian Universalist Church 1370 North...
Global Art Competition on Human Vulnerability
A most unusual merging of disciplines, the competition’s theme centered around the principles of respect, pluralism, personal integrity and human vulnerability as defined in articles 8 & 12 of the UNESCO Declaration on Bioethics and Human Rights. Artists were...
Who are the vulnerable?
Alberto Garcia and Joseph Tham spoke to a group of staff working at the headquarters of World Bank and IMF in Washington, DC regarding the concept and development of the "Principle of Vulnerability" based on the UNESCO Declaration on Bioethics and Human Rights. It...
Body, Mind and Brain Seminar at U. Houston
Alberto Garcia and Joseph Tham attended a seminar on "Body Mind and Brain" organized by the University of Houston Law Center ~ Health Law & Policy Institute (HLPI) on August 1, 2011. This seminar was organized by Bill Winslade, director of the HLPI. Participants...
Beneath the Helmet: What Neuroscience teaches us about compassion and safety
By Michael Baggot, Correspondent Why would a loving and joyful father and husband suddenly manifest violent behavior culminating in a fatal self-inflicted gunshot to the head at age 38? Recent neurological research has confirmed that former Atlanta Falcon’s lineman...
The Ethical Pain
Our twenty-second meeting and open seminar was held on June 24, 2011 hosting Dr. Michele Farisco who spoke on: The Ethical Pain: detection and management of pain and suffering in patients with disorders of consciousness. Michele is a philosopher who specializes in...
Il giornalismo scientifico tra good news e bad news
Ateneo Pontificio Regina Apostolorum Istituto Scienza e Fede – Cattedra UNESCO di Bioetica e Diritti Umani XXI Incontro del Gruppo di Neurobioetica Seminario di studio a cura del Dott. Antonello Cavallotto Tavola rotonda su Il giornalismo scientifico tra good news e...
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