Event: International Regional UNESCO Conference: “Methodological and Methodical Issues in Bioethics Today”

December 31, 2008

International Regional UNESCO Conference: “Methodological and Methodical Issues in Bioethics Today”
Ethics Department, Institute of Philosophy and Ethics, Faculty of Arts, Presov University
Presov, Slovakia
January 21-22, 2009

Background:

The aim of the conference is to analyze and discuss methodological issues in bioethics and methodical aspects of education in bioethics. On the one hand, the conference should result in exchange of ideas of experts in the field of philosophy, natural sciences, medicine and theology on ethical problems they encounter (e.g. what is bioethics and what is its substance, basic bioethical theories, values, including respect for life, dignity, etc.). On the other hand, the conference offers the opportunity for the participants to discuss the educational methods in the area of bioethics at various universities.

Themes include:

  • Theoretical reflection of current problems of bioethics
  • Contemporary theories of bioethics and the history of bioethics
  • Issues of bioethics from the point of view of sociology, psychology, ethnology, theology and other disciplines
  • Comparing the issues of bioethics in various cultures
  • Bioethics in Slovakia, Central Europe and in the world
  • Teaching Bioethics in Humanities, Natural Sciences, and Medicine

Call for Papers:

Abstracts are encouraged from academics from relevant fields including humanities (ethics, philosophy, cultural studies, sociology, politics, law, history, religious studies, etc.), medicine, natural sciences, etc.

Abstracts of no more than 300 words should be submitted via email to Professor Vasil Gluchman, Director of the Institute of Philosophy and Ethics ([email protected]), to arrive by 30 December 2008. Selected papers will appear in The Proceedings of the Conference. Registration fee: 35 EUR. PreÅ¡ov is near to Kosice international airport (35 kilometers).

For more information:
Professor Vasil Gluchman
Director
Institute of Philosophy and Ethics
Faculty of Arts
Prešov University
17. novembra 1
SK-080 78 Prešov
Slovakia
http://www.ff.unipo.sk/kfil/eng/news.php

 

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