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| Semester | fall semester 2012 |
| Course frequency | Once only |
| Lecturers |
Roberto Andorno (roberto.andorno@unibas.ch)
Bernice Simone Elger (b.elger@unibas.ch, Assessor) |
| Content | Scope This seminar aims to examine some of the new ethical and legal challenges posed by biomedical and biotechnological developments. In the background of the discussion will be an effort to better understand the meaning of “human dignity”, considered both as a quality of individuals and as the value we attach to humankind as such. The theoretical lectures will be complemented with case studies, excerpts from movies, and group discussion. Schedule: Session 1. Biotechnological advances, ethics and law Session 2. Human dignity, autonomy, and bioethics. Session 3. Cloning; germline interventions. Enhancement. Session 4. Assisted reproductive technologies Session 5. Biomedical research Session 6. Genetics, ethics and law: genetic testing; biobanks Session 7. End of life issues |
| Weblink | Link to current seminar |
| Admission requirements | Keine. Für JuristInnen geeignet. |
| Course application | To subscribe and to unsubscribe: Email to B.Elger@unibas.ch, MOnA |
| Language of instruction | English |
| Use of digital media | No specific media used |
| Interval | Weekday | Time | Room |
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No dates available. Please contact the lecturer.
| Modules |
Aufbaumodul (Teil D) (Transfakultäre Querschnittsprogramme im freien Kreditpunkte-Bereich) Lehrveranstaltungen Promotionsfach Medizin- und Gesundheitsethik (PhD subject: Medizin- und Gesundheitsethik) Modul Ethik des Christentums - materiale Ethik, Ethik der Lebensführung (ST/E 2) (Master's degree subject: Theology) Modul Ethik des Christentums - materiale Ethik, Ethik der Lebensführung (ST/E 2) (Master Theology) Modul Probleme der Praktischen Philosophie (Bachelor's degree subject: Philosophie) Weitere Lehrveranstaltungen für den Wahlbereich Biologie (Bachelor Biologie) |
| Assessment format | continuous assessment |
| Assessment details | Lehrveranst.-begleitend |
| Assessment registration/deregistration | Reg.: course registration; dereg.: teaching staff |
| Repeat examination | no repeat examination |
| Scale | Pass / Fail |
| Repeated registration | no repetition |
| Responsible faculty | Faculty of Medicine |
| Offered by | Institut für Bio- und Medizinethik |