The course will deal with topics of ethical issues in science with an interactive approach
Timetable
9.30-10.30
Lesson Argument
Introduction to bioethics
Historical/methodological introduction to bioethics
Main (recent) areas of investigation:
Stem cells and human embryos
Synthetic biology
Cell therapy
Genetic tests
Public health
Timetable
10.30-12.30
Lesson Argument
Ethics, science and politics: the case of vaccine hesitancy
What is vaccine hesitancy?
Who refuse vaccines and why
Ethical debate on vaccination between individual rights and public policies
Lesson Location
Platinum Room
Timetable
9.30-10.30
Lesson Argument
The ethical debate over animal experimentation
Why and how animal models
Animal models and their moral status
Ethical perspectives within the debate
Arguments and counterarguments
From theory to practice
Timetable
10.30-12.30
Lesson Argument
From ethics to sociology of science
Epistemic issues of animal models
A brief history of animal experimentation
Animal experimentation: reinterpreting the paradigm
The role of scientists within society