Politics & Bioethics WSE-PO-E-PB
1 The relationship between politics and bioethics
2. Morality policy
3. Political anthropology
4 The bioethical Convention of Oviedo
5 Politics and euthanasia. The Belgian case study
6 Politics on abortion. The American case study
7 Policy on COVID-19
8. Liberal eugenics
9. Regulation of human stem cell research
10. Human enhancement
11. Surrogacy as ethical and political issue
(in Polish) Dyscyplina naukowa, do której odnoszą się efekty uczenia się
(in Polish) E-Learning
(in Polish) Grupa przedmiotów ogólnouczenianych
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Learning outcomes
General knowledge of the relationship between politics and bioethics. Knowledge of the anthropological foundations of biopolitics. Ability to think independently and make ethical judgments about decisions in the field of biopolitics.
Assessment criteria
The basis for evaluation is class attendance, activity during class and an individual oral credit interview. One absence from class is allowed. Each subsequent one will lower the final grade by half a grade.
Bibliography
1. Convention for the protection of Human Rights and Dignity of the Human Being with regard to the Application of Biology and Medicine: Convention on Human Rights and Biomedicine (ETS No. 164)
2. Council of Europe Convention against Trafficking in Human Organs (CETS No. 216)
3. Laura Palazzani, Introduction to the Philosophy of Biolaw, Roma 2009.
4. Francis Fukuyama, Our Posthuman Future. Consequences of the Biotechnology Revolution, 2002.
4. Jurgen Habermas, The Future of Human Nature, Polity Press 2003.
5. Nicholas Agar, Humanity’s End. Why We Schould Reject Radical Enhancement, A Bradford Book, The MIT Press, Cambridge, Massachusetts, London, England 2010.
6. Michael J. Sandel, The case against perfectiont. Ethics in the Agę of genetif engineering, Harvard University Press 2009.
7. Lars Ostnor (ed.), Siem Cells, Human Embryos and Ethics, Springer 2008.
8, Gunter Virt, Damit Menschsein Zukunft hat, Echter 2007.
9. Michael Schooyans, Le crash demographique. Fayard 1999.
10. B. Ars (ed.), The meaning of medicine. The Human person, Kugler Publications 2001.
11. John Colapinto, As naturę madę him. Th boy who was raised as a girl, Harper Collins 2001.
12. Pierre d'Ornella (ed.), Bioethique. Propos your un dialogue, Lethielleux 2009.
13. Laura Palazzani, Gender in Philosophy and Law, Springer 2012.
14. J.F. Adolphe, R.L. Fastiggi (eds), Equality and Non-discrimination. Catholic Roots, Current Challenges, Pickwick Publications, Eugene, Oregon, 2019.
15. B. Ars and E. Montero, Suffering and Dignity in th Twilight of Life, Kugler Publications 2004.
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