Regular readers of SHS will recall that I was honored to be asked by the United Nations International School to lecture at a two day bioethics conference it held for about 700 students from all around the world. My theme was the importance of intrinsic human dignity in bioethics.
Part of the speech is now being streamed at the UNIS site. It begins about half way through my presentation. The part that is missing concerned the stakes of the debate in bioethics over human intrinsic dignity, as set forth quite candidly in a paper published in Bioethics arguing for an “undignified” bioethics, a paper that I discussed here.
The first question, by the way, was an adult adviser who sat in the front row. She was later told to let the students ask questions. In that regard, the students were very impressive and asked excellent questions. Hope!
In any event, if you want to see me tub thump for human exceptionalism in bioethics, here’s the link.
March 16th, 2010 | 4:13 pm
Who’s the artist that did the camerawork?
March 17th, 2010 | 9:23 am
Very good to see Human Exceptionalism get wider exposure. I hope these students are consequential back home and can be a part in leading their nations to embrace the HE that we seem to be chipping away at here. Can you imagine what the world would be like if China embraced HE. That would be a gift to the world.
March 17th, 2010 | 1:28 pm
[...] would set the goal of bioehtical analyses as protecting and promoting intrinsic human dignity–the point of my speech to the United Nations International School. That would anchor bioethics, give it a beneficial direction, and promote universal human rights. [...]
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