The Place of Christianity in Public Bioethics

Please note, due to fire safety regulations, seating is limited, and so it is advised to arrive early to ensure a seat.

 

 

This panel discussion, the first in a larger series that will be looking at various religious and faith traditions, will examine how different streams of Christian thought in the past and present have conceived of the role(s) and relative authority of Christian beliefs within public bioethical debates. 

 

 

Convenor: Andrew Moeller, Project Leaders, Biotechnology and the Humanities

 

 

Jason Eberl, Director of the Albert Gnaegi Center for Health Care Ethics, Saint Louis University

Jason is the Hubert Mäder Chair in Health Care Ethics, Professor of Health Care Ethics and Philosophy, and Director of the Albert Gnaegi Center for Health Care Ethics at Saint Louis University. His research interests include the philosophy of human nature and its application to issues at the margins of life; ethical issues related to end-of-life care, biotechnology, and healthcare allocation; and the philosophical thought of Thomas Aquinas.

 

Michael Wee, Postdoctoral Researcher in Bioethics, Ethox Centre, Oxford

Michael is a Postdoctoral Researcher at the Ethox Centre. He is part of the ANTITHESES research platform investigating radical value disagreements in an age of polarisation and uncertainty. Part of his research explores the nature of disagreement and in particular how disagreement is shaped by divergent or overly narrow understandings of concepts like ‘reasoning’ and ‘argumentation’. This strand of research draws on a number of historical thinkers who have sought to expand our understanding of reasoning, such as: Pascal, Vico, Nietzsche, Wittgenstein. He is also interested in developing novel tools and methods for engaging constructively with radical disagreements, such as through uncovering hidden barriers in speech and promoting intellectual empathy and humility in debate.

 

 

 

The event will not be streamed online.