Bi9950 Bioethics

Faculty of Science
Autumn 2004
Extent and Intensity
1/0. 1 credit(s) (fasci plus compl plus > 4). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
doc. Mgr. Josef Kuře, Dr. phil. (lecturer)
prof. RNDr. Renata Veselská, Ph.D., M.Sc. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
prof. RNDr. Jiřina Relichová, CSc.
Department of Experimental Biology – Biology Section – Faculty of Science
Contact Person: prof. RNDr. Renata Veselská, Ph.D., M.Sc.
Timetable
Tue 14:00–15:50 B1,01004
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
there are 9 fields of study the course is directly associated with, display
Course objectives
The new course "Bioethics" responds to the increasing topicality of research ethics. The goal of this course is to offer basics of bioethics, its origin, history and methods; to discuss some ethical aspects of experimental biology and related clinical applications. Methodically, the course will be focused on the identification of individual ethically relevant aspects of research and on the critical assessment of different moral viewpoints rather than a determination of the (only) morally right standpoint. In addition, the course is also aimed at ethical standards of research including ethical and legal rules for grant applications. During the whole course, ethical reasoning will be shown on concrete cases.
Syllabus
  • 1. Origin, history and subject of bioethics (science and conscience, freedom of research and responsibility for research) 2. Methodical approaches (overview of individual methods used in bioethics) 3. Ethics of research (human subject research, informed consent, animal research) 4. Structure of bioethical discourse (dialogue of sciences and humanities concerning research) 5. Use of biological material for research purposes (availability of tissues, cells, DNA samples, etc., usage of gametes and embryos) 6. Access to information and patenting (information databases, privacy protection, patenting of biological material and living organisms) 7. Molecular genetics and genetic engineering (genome intervention, GMO, gene therapy) 8. Medical genetics (genetic screening, genetic counseling) 9. Genetic diagnosis until birth (prenatal and preimplantation diagnosis) 10. Assisted reproduction (homologous and heterologous AR, donation of gametes and embryos) 11. Stem cells (SCs resources and usage, cell therapy) 12. Cloning (cloning for research and reproduction purposes) 13. Institutional and organizational ethics (ethos of both researcher and institution, ethics commissions and counseling bodies) 14. Research and law (basic bioethical documents, ethical and legal standards of grant application)
Literature
  • Thomasma, David C., Kushnerová, Thomasine (ed.): Od narození do smrti. Mladá fronta, Praha, 2000.
  • Veselská, Renata, Kuře, Josef (ed.): Lidský genom - vědění, možnosti, souvislosti (sborník k interdisciplinární konferenci). Masarykova univerzita, Brno, 2000.
  • Kohák, Erazim: Člověk, dobro a zlo: o smyslu života v zrcadle dějin (Kapitoly z dějin morální filosofie). Ježek, Praha, 1993.
  • Rotter, Hans: Osoba a etika. CDK, Brno, 1997.
  • Rotter, Hans: Důstojnost lidského života. Vyšehrad, Praha, 1999.
  • Veatch, Robert M.: The Basics of Bioethics. Prentice Hall. 2002.
  • Ricken, Friedo: Obecná etika. ISE, Praha, 1995.
  • Anzenbacher, Arno: Úvod do etiky. Academia, Praha, 2001.
  • Kleber, Karl-Heinz: Na hranicích etické únosnosti (Etické úvahy o problematice reprodukční medicíny a genové technologie). Síť, Praha, 1994.
Assessment methods (in Czech)
písemný test a ústní kolokvium
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
The course is taught annually.
Listed among pre-requisites of other courses
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2007 - for the purpose of the accreditation, Autumn 2010 - only for the accreditation, Autumn 2003, Autumn 2006, Autumn 2007, Autumn 2008, Autumn 2009, Autumn 2010, Autumn 2011, Autumn 2011 - acreditation, Autumn 2012, Autumn 2013, Autumn 2014, Autumn 2015, Autumn 2016, autumn 2017, Autumn 2018, Autumn 2019, Autumn 2020.
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