UNESCO Chair in Bioethics and Human Rights
Fostering the Art of Convergence and Cooperation in Global Ethics
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The challenges of Artificial Intelligence in healthcare
by Claudia Fini Artificial intelligence (AI) aims to reproduce human intellectual faculties in artificial systems to be employed in a variety of fields, from communication networks and services to medicine and healthcare. The development of AI technologies is well...
International Research Seminar in Bioesthetics
“Towards a Bioesthetics in favor of integral human health” Madrid, 8-9 January 2020 By Giulia Bovassi Abstract On January 8-9, 2020, the Bioesthetics Group of Study (Grupo de Estudio sobre Bioestética) met in Madrid for the International Research Seminar in...
19th SUMMER COURSE IN BIOETHICS -Bioethics and Consciousness: an interdisciplinary and interreligious reflection on an essential dimension of the human person
Download the flyer INTRODUCTORY COURSE: Current challenges in Bioethics To propose a global vision of the chief bioethical themes, in light of the fundamental principles that guide practical choices. How does one choose whether to begin a therapy that might have grave...
Dialogue in diversity: Cross-cultural challenge of fostering convergence and cooperation in global bioethics
By Alberto García From 11 to 12 December 2019 Our Director Prof. Alberto Garcia and Chair Fellow Fr. Alberto Carrara, LC, will participate in the international conference: the new anthropological challenges between memory and vision of the future at the Notre Dame...
7th International Bioethics, Multiculturalism and Religion Workshop
By Camila Salcedo On November 11-13, the 7th International Bioethics, Multiculturalism and Religion Workshop was held in Casablanca, Morocco. It was organized by the UNESCO Chair in Bioethics and Human Rights, in partnership with Foundation Cultures du Monde and the...
European Union: common past, present and future for you” (EUcom4U)
The project “European Union: common past, present and future for you” (EUcom4U) aims to increase knowledge and raise awareness of the EU history and the differing perceptions and understandings of past and present significant events among citizens of 6 European...
Cineforum UER – REPLICAS: Are you your body?
By Claudia Fini On November 20th, we presented the Cineforum on Replicas, the new film directed by Jeffrey Nachmanoff and starring Keanu Reeves. Replicas tackles the modern concept of artificial intelligence as the translation of human cognitive faculties in an...
Contagia Alegría
By Camila Salcedo The UNESCO Chair in Bioethics and Human Rights works in association with the program Contagia Alegría, which organizes free clown therapy for patients with chronic diseases. In the last few months, Contagia Alegría had an encounter with the...
Upcoming Events
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L’ecologia integrale e la terra come casa e bene comune
February 20 @ 3:30 pm - 6:00 pm -
The Ethics of CRISPR and Genetically Modified Humans
March 5 @ 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
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