2023-2024 / PHIL1227-1

Philosophy and bioethics

Elements of sciences philosophy

Bioethics

Duration

Elements of sciences philosophy : 15h Th
Bioethics : 15h Th

Number of credits

 Bachelor in biology2 crédits 

Lecturer

Elements of sciences philosophy : Julien Pieron
Bioethics : Florence Caeymaex, Patrick du Jardin, N...

Language(s) of instruction

French language

Organisation and examination

Teaching in the second semester

Schedule

Schedule online

Units courses prerequisite and corequisite

Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program

Learning unit contents

Elements of sciences philosophy

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Bioethics

The part on bioethics of the course « Philosophy and bioethics" will consist in a series of lectures by different speakers:




  • Introduction to bioethics (4 hours) - Florence CAEYMAEX
  • Bioethics of medically-assisted procreation (2 hours) - Michelle NISOLLE
  • Which ethical assessment of GMOs in agriculture ? Patrick DU JARDIN
  • Experimenting with laboratory animals (2 hours) - Marc VANDENHEEDE
  • Prenatal cytology: new techniques, new questions of ethics (2 hours) - Jean-Stéphane GATOT
  • Human genome modifications and bioethical implications (2 hours) - Julien HANSON
  • Bioethics of stem cells (2 hours) - Vincent GEENEN

Learning outcomes of the learning unit

Elements of sciences philosophy

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Bioethics

Awareness of ethical issues in live sciences.

Prerequisite knowledge and skills

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

Elements of sciences philosophy

not available

Bioethics

 The schedule of lectures will be made available early in the second quadrimester.
 

Mode of delivery (face to face, distance learning, hybrid learning)

Elements of sciences philosophy

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Bioethics

Lectures.

Recommended or required readings

Elements of sciences philosophy

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Elements of sciences philosophy

Written work / report


Additional information:

not available

Bioethics

Any session :

- In-person

written exam

- Remote

written work

- If evaluation in "hybrid"

preferred remote


Additional information:

 Contact  prof. Vincent Geenen (vgeenen@uliege.be) or prof. J. Dommes (j.dommes@uliege.be)


 
 

Work placement(s)

Organisational remarks and main changes to the course

Elements of sciences philosophy

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Contacts

Elements of sciences philosophy

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Bioethics

Vincent Geenen - vgeenen@uliege.be Tel.: 2550
Jacques Dommes - j.dommes@ulege.be Tel.: 3899

 

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