Bioethics of the pioneer intuition and rising perspectives connected to some challenges of contemporary

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  • Leo Pessini Centro Universitário São Camilo

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.26512/rbb.v1i3.8083

Keywords:

Bioethics. Science. Religion. Encyclopedia.

Abstract

This article is divided in two sessions. In the 2nd part the reader is introduced in the referencial academic work for the field of bioethics ”“ the Encyclopedia of Bioethics. Some discussions are made in respect to each one of the tree editions published so far (1978, 1995 e 2004), showing how the field evolved since the first edition of 1978. A special look is done on the 3rd edition, with the Editor-in Chief, Stephen Post, on the challenges for bioethics in the contemporary world. We conclude pointing out that the todady‘s challenges in relation to environment and ecology is in the heart of the potterian understanding of bioethics.

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Author Biography

Leo Pessini, Centro Universitário São Camilo

São Paulo, Brasil.

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How to Cite

Pessini, L. (2005). Bioethics of the pioneer intuition and rising perspectives connected to some challenges of contemporary. Revista Brasileira De Bioética, 1(3), 297–311. https://doi.org/10.26512/rbb.v1i3.8083

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