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Humanbiotechnology as social challenge : an interdisciplinary introduction to bioethics / edited by Nikolaus Knoepffler, Dagmar Schipanski and Stefan Lorenz Sorgner.

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextLanguage: English Original language: German Series: Ashgate studies in applied ethics | Ashgate studies in applied ethicsPublication details: Aldershot : Ashgate, 2007.Description: 500 p. ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 9780754657552 (hbk.) :
  • 0754657558 (hbk.) :
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 174.957 KNO
LOC classification:
  • QH332
Contents:
1.The Wartburg Conference Project: human biotechnology as a social challenge. Stefan Lorenz Sorgner -- Part I: Science 2.Research on human embryos? Christiane Nu·sslein-Volhard -- 3.The potential of stem cells: an inventory. Hans R. Scho·ler -- Part II.Law -- 4.Human biotechnology, transculturality, globalization and symbolic (criminal) law. Carlos Mariþa Romeo Casabona -- 5.Human biotechnology as a legal challenge. Ju·rgen Simon -- Part III.The church -- 6.Human biotechnology as a social challenge: an inquiry into ethcial opinion-building from a Protestant perspective. Christoph Ka·hler -- 7.Ethical and theological challenges in human biotechnology: observations from the perspective of Catholic theology. Joachim Wanke -- Part IV: Philosophical and theological ethics -- 8.Human dignity as a regulatory principle of bioethcis: a theological perspective. Reinver Anselm -- 9.Tolerance and respect in bioethcial conflicts. Nikolaus Knoepffler -- 10.Human biotechnology as an ethical and social challenge. Julian Nida-Ru·melin -- 11.Bioethics between Physis and Nomos. Gianni Vattimo -- Part V.Society -- 12.On the responsibility of the scientist.Dagmar Schipanski -- 13.Society\'s responsibility in view of new possibilities. Ernst-Ludwig Winnacker.
1.The Wartburg
Summary: The articles in this anthology originate from lectures that were presented during the International Wartburg Conference entitled 'Human Biology as a Social Challenge?'. Its aim was to make the current state of research in diverse disciplines of human biotechnology understandable and available to an educated public.
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Selected conference papers.

Includes index.

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

1.The Wartburg Conference Project: human biotechnology as a social challenge. Stefan Lorenz Sorgner -- Part I: Science 2.Research on human embryos? Christiane Nu·sslein-Volhard -- 3.The potential of stem cells: an inventory. Hans R. Scho·ler -- Part II.Law -- 4.Human biotechnology, transculturality, globalization and symbolic (criminal) law. Carlos Mariþa Romeo Casabona -- 5.Human biotechnology as a legal challenge. Ju·rgen Simon -- Part III.The church -- 6.Human biotechnology as a social challenge: an inquiry into ethcial opinion-building from a Protestant perspective. Christoph Ka·hler -- 7.Ethical and theological challenges in human biotechnology: observations from the perspective of Catholic theology. Joachim Wanke -- Part IV: Philosophical and theological ethics -- 8.Human dignity as a regulatory principle of bioethcis: a theological perspective. Reinver Anselm -- 9.Tolerance and respect in bioethcial conflicts. Nikolaus Knoepffler -- 10.Human biotechnology as an ethical and social challenge. Julian Nida-Ru·melin -- 11.Bioethics between Physis and Nomos. Gianni Vattimo -- Part V.Society -- 12.On the responsibility of the scientist.Dagmar Schipanski -- 13.Society\'s responsibility in view of new possibilities. Ernst-Ludwig Winnacker.

1.The Wartburg

The articles in this anthology originate from lectures that were presented during the International Wartburg Conference entitled 'Human Biology as a Social Challenge?'. Its aim was to make the current state of research in diverse disciplines of human biotechnology understandable and available to an educated public.

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