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19165-01 - Vorlesung: Einführung in die angewandte Nano-Wissenschaftsethik (3 KP)
| Semester | Frühjahrsemester 2025 |
| Angebotsmuster | Jedes Frühjahrsem. |
| Dozierende | Roberto Andorno (roberto.andorno@unibas.ch, BeurteilerIn) |
| Inhalt | This seminar is designed as an introduction to ethics, with a focus on the ethical principles that are relevant to scientific research and, more specifically, to nanosciences and nanotechnologies. It aims to provide students with a set of criteria for handling ethical dilemmas, to facilitate the understanding of legal and human rights principles relating to science and technology, to explore the ethical issues raised by nanosciences and nanotechnologies, to raise awareness about Swiss and international guidelines on scientific integrity, and to offer a room for free discussion on cases of scientific misconduct. The topics to be addressed during the seminar include: 1. Ethics as practical rationality. The elements of moral action. The importance of intention. Factors limiting moral responsibility. Overview of main ethical theories. Universalism and relativism. 2. Ethics and law. Interaction. Similarities and differences. Human dignity and human rights. The right to life. The right to health. The right to privacy. The right to science. 3. Sustainable development. Intergenerational justice: the duties to prevent harm to present and future generations, and to preserve the environment. 4. Assessing risk. The precautionary principle. History. Conditions for its application. Examples of precautionary measures. 5. Ethical issues in nanosciences and nanotechnologies (nanoethics). Dilemmas in nanomedicine: the potential toxicity of nanomaterials; the gap between diagnosis and therapy; privacy and confidentiality issues; the challenge of human enhancement. 6. Dual use dilemmas: the responsibility of scientists and society. Scientific integrity. Famous cases of scientific misconduct. Fabrication and falsification of data, plagiarism, conflicts of interest. Publication ethics. 7. Biomedical research. Ethical requirements. Nuremberg Code. Helsinki Declaration. |
| Literatur | I. General • Aristotle, Nicomachean Ethics. Available at: http://classics.mit.edu/Aristotle/nicomachaen.html • Pieper, Annemarie, Einführung in die Ethik. 7th ed. Tübingen: Francke Verlag, 2017. • Seebauer, Edmund D., Barry, Robert L., Fundamentals of Ethics for Scientists and Engineers, New York: Oxford University Press, 2001. • Macrina, Francis, Scientific Integrity. An Introductory Text with Cases, Washington: ASM Press, 2014. II. Nanoethics • EU Commission, A code of conduct for responsible nanosciences and nanotechnologies, 2008. At: http://ec.europa.eu/research/science-society/document_library/pdf_06/nanocode-apr09_en.pdf • Gordijn, Bert and Cutter, Anthony Mark (eds.), In Pursuit of Nanoethics. Dordrecht, Springer, 2013. • Ten Have, Henk (ed.), Nanotechnologies, Ethics and Politics. Paris, UNESCO, 2007. III. Guidelines on scientific integrity University of Basel • Regulation regarding scientific integrity, 2018. In German: https://www.unibas.ch/de/Forschung/Forschen-in-Basel/Werte-Grundsaetze.html In English: https://www.unibas.ch/en/Research/Research-in-Basel/Values-and-Principles.html Swiss Academies of Sciences • Code of conduct for scientific research, 2021. https://api.swiss-academies.ch/site/assets/files/25709/kodex_layout_en_web.pdf Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF) • Regulations on scientific misconduct, 2016. http://www.snf.ch/SiteCollectionDocuments/ueb_org_fehlverh_gesuchstellende_e.pdf European Science Foundation (ESF) • European Code of Conduct for Research Integrity, 2nd ed., 2023. https://allea.org/code-of-conduct/ Bibliography on specific topics will be recommended individually upon student request. |
| Bemerkungen | Ehemaliger Titel der Vorlesung: Einführung in die Angewandte Ethik für Studierende der Nanowissenschaften The seminar is structured in seven sessions of 2.5 hours each taking place on Mondays every two weeks on the following days: Monday 17 February 2025 Monday 24 February 2025 Monday 17 March 2025 Monday 24 March 2025 Monday 7 April 2025 Monday 28 April 2025 Monday 12 May Sessions combine lectures by the instructor, presentations by participants, individual and small group practical exercises, and large group discussions. |
| Weblink | http://ibmb.unibas.ch/teaching/ |
| Unterrichtssprache | Englisch |
| Einsatz digitaler Medien | kein spezifischer Einsatz |
| Intervall | Wochentag | Zeit | Raum |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14-täglich | Montag | 16.15-18.30 | Biozentrum, Seminarraum U1.193 |
Einzeltermine
| Datum | Zeit | Raum |
|---|---|---|
| Montag 17.02.2025 | 16.15-18.30 Uhr | Biozentrum, Seminarraum U1.193 |
| Montag 24.02.2025 | 16.15-18.30 Uhr | Biozentrum, Seminarraum U1.193 |
| Montag 17.03.2025 | 16.15-18.30 Uhr | Biozentrum, Seminarraum U1.193 |
| Montag 24.03.2025 | 16.15-18.30 Uhr | Biozentrum, Seminarraum U1.193 |
| Montag 07.04.2025 | 16.15-18.30 Uhr | Biozentrum, Seminarraum U1.193 |
| Montag 28.04.2025 | 16.15-18.30 Uhr | Biozentrum, Seminarraum U1.193 |
| Montag 12.05.2025 | 16.15-18.30 Uhr | Biozentrum, Seminarraum U1.193 |
| Module |
Basismodul (Teil A) (Transfakultäre Querschnittsprogramme im freien Kreditpunkte-Bereich) Basismodul (Teil B) (Transfakultäre Querschnittsprogramme im freien Kreditpunkte-Bereich) Doktorat Bio- und Medizinethik: Empfehlungen (Promotionsfach: Bio- und Medizinethik) Modul: Biomaterials Science and Nanotechnology (Masterstudium: Biomedical Engineering (Studienbeginn vor 01.08.2023)) Modul: Biomedical Engineering Electives (Masterstudium: Biomedical Engineering) Modul: Image-Guided Therapy (Masterstudium: Biomedical Engineering (Studienbeginn vor 01.08.2023)) Wahlbereich Bachelor Nanowissenschaften: Empfehlungen (Bachelorstudium: Nanowissenschaften) |
| Prüfung | Lehrveranst.-begleitend |
| Hinweise zur Prüfung | • Attendance • Active participation in the discussion • 20 minutes presentation Grading pass/fail |
| An-/Abmeldung zur Prüfung | Anm.: Belegen Lehrveranstaltung; Abm.: stornieren |
| Wiederholungsprüfung | keine Wiederholungsprüfung |
| Skala | Pass / Fail |
| Belegen bei Nichtbestehen | beliebig wiederholbar |
| Zuständige Fakultät | Philosophisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Fakultät, studiendekanat-philnat@unibas.ch |
| Anbietende Organisationseinheit | Institut für Bio- und Medizinethik |