Titel: BETWEEN FACTS AND NORMS - Empirical Methods in Bioethics

Termin: 7.3.2003 bis 8.3.2003

Veranstaltungsort:
Conference March 7-8, 2003

Holy Spirit College
Naamsestraat 40
3000 Leuven (Belgium)

Academic Session March 7 2003

Promotion Room - University Hall
Naamsestraat 22
3000 Leuven (Belgium)

Referenten: Henk ten Have (Catholic University of Nijmegen, The Netherlands); Pascal Borry & Kris Dierickx (Catholic University of Leuven, Belgium); Bernadette Dierickx de Casterlé (Catholic University of Leuven, Belgium); Stella Reiter-Theil (University of Basel, Switzerland); Guy Widdershoven (University of Maastricht, The Netherlands); Freddy Mortier (University of Ghent, Belgium); Lieke van der Scheer (Universities of Maastricht and Nijmegen, The Netherlands); Paul Schotsmans (Catholic University of Leuven, Belgium); Tony Hope (University of Oxford, UK)

Kurzbeschreibung: In the last two decades an increased interest in the contribution of empirical research in bioethics appeared. Instead of mere theoretical discussions of ethical concepts or analysis of individual cases, a new form of ethics emerged. This "empirical ethics" uses the methods of social scientists.

At this conference experts will discuss the purpose, method and limits of this "empirical turn" in bioethics. Central theme is the relation between social sciences and ethics.

Kontakt: Pascal Borry

Centre for Biomedical Ethics and Law
Faculty of Medicine - Catholic University of Leuven
Kapucijnenvoer 35
3000 Leuven (Belgium)

tel. +32 (0)16-33 69 51
fax +32 (0)16-33 69 52


Pascal.Borry@med.kuleuven.ac.be
http://www.kuleuven.ac.be/cbmer/website/E/norms.htm

Veranstalter: Centre for Biomedical Ethics and Law (Leuven, Belgium)