I’m in the U.S., Central Daylight Time.
I’ve noticed everybody has posted answers to the first week session! So, I’m the next one! I’m going to make comments and try to answer the questions no later than tomorrow.
Before posting my own answers, I think we could now schedule a live session for next sessions. So, I’d like to ask you all to tell me your time zone, so I can schedule a live session using our chat room!
This week, I’m going to write about international law, trying to present the field, especially for those who do not possess a legal background. Some of you are legal scholars or law students and maybe can help me in this task. Maybe my insights will be too based in european (civil law) tradition and I would be glad if our anglo-american friends could express their opinions.
Part II – Legal Concepts
Objective: Provide a first contact to International Human Rights Law.
Assignments: Write a post entry about international human rights law and its relations to life sciences issues. Visit UNESCO website to learn how Universal Declaration on Bioethics was elaborated.
Hi everyone! Great posts. Great answers! Each one of you has raised very interesting points. Ethical theory, definition issues, public awareness, philosophy of mind… As a group, you definitely are foxes and that brings us to the benefits of a peer open education!
I intend to write an overall post about your comments during this week and try to share my ideas and doubts too.
So far, we’re doing great!
Best,
Ana Rosa Amorim
During our first week, we are going to read introductory articles about neuroethics. All articles you are going to access are free. After reading the articles, you need to write posts on course’s blog, answering the questions proposed below. You are free to make comments about your colleagues’ posts and to raise your own questions as well. In fact, proposing new questions is strongly recommended and encouraged. Don’t be shy. We are trying to learn from each other, our course is advancing an entire new field (we are connecting two emerging fields indeed) and every insight is precious. I’ll try to answer those questions during the week, organize the discussion and propose new topics. Remember: course’s blog is also your blog. Feel free to add new posts if you have something interesting to say about either neuroethics or international biolaw.
We are also going to use a chat room to discuss some ideas, present ourselves and contact each other. Our first section will be probably on September 10. I’ll let you know about it.
Welcome to P2P University and have a nice day!
Cordially,
Ana Rosa Amorim
Course organizer.
Objective: Provide an overall perspective on Neuroethics.
Assignments: - Post entries to your blog, answering each one of the questions proposed below.
- Create an wiki page, jointly with your colleagues, presenting brain imaging methods and its relations to Neuroethics.
Questions:
1) Is it appropriate to start talking about a neurocentric age?
2) How the emergence of new neurocientific techniques has provoked bioethical issues?
3) Are we our brains? Are all bioethical issues nothing but neuroethical issues?
4) How do cognitive neuroscience and brain imaging contribute to neuroethics field?
This is Neuroethics and International Biolaw course’s blog. The course is offered by P2P University, an online community of open study groups for short university-level courses.
The goals of the course are to give you an overview on Neuroethics and a first introduction to International Human Rights Law. We will discuss the Universal Declaration on Bioethics and Human Rights and develop an understanding of the connection between neuroethical issues, human rights and their protection. This course is intended for Law students and legal professionals who would like to know more about Neuroethics field and to neuroethicists who would like to have a first introduction to international human rights law.
