Ethical Issues

15-16 April 2019
Milan

Teacher: Federico Boem, University of Milan

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

Lesson Location
Gold Room