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Part I of the symposium, "The Human Person in an Age of Biotechnology", featuring Professors Gaymon Bennett (Arizona State University), John Novembre (University of Chicago), and Stephen Meredith (University of Chicago). Moderated by Professor Victoria Prince (University of Chicago)
The University of Chicago, BSLC
November 15, 2019
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Part I: Praxis
Gaymon Bennett (Arizona State University): "The Algorithm and the Spirit: Big Tech and the Enchantments of Biotechnology" (1:44)
John Novembre (University of Chicago): "The expanding scope for genetic discrimination: New genetic predictors and their challenges" (42:16)
Stephen Meredith (University of Chicago): "Brave New World: Revisited – Revisited." (1:10:05)
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We are at the very outset of the Age of Biotechnology. This presses anew questions regarding the limits of the human person. What is the human species from the point of view of evolutionary biology? How malleable is this definition? Is there such a thing as a species? How does this compare to philosophical perspectives on the person? The questions above are not new, but they have acquired new urgency with recent advances in biotechnology.
This symposium was co-sponsored by the Program on Religion and Medicine at the University of Chicago, the Martin Marty Center for the Public Understanding of Religion, the Theology and Ethics Workshop, the Society of Catholic Scientists, and McCormick Theological Seminary. This program was made possible by a grant from the John Templeton Foundation and the Our Sunday Visitor Institute.
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Read more about this event on our website: lumenchristi.org/event/2019/11/human-person-in-an-age-of-biotechnology-a-symposium
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youtube.com/user/LumenChristiInt
Part I of the symposium, "The Human Person in an Age of Biotechnology", featuring Professors Gaymon Bennett (Arizona State University), John Novembre (University of Chicago), and Stephen Meredith (University of Chicago). Moderated by Professor Victoria Prince (University of Chicago)
The University of Chicago, BSLC
November 15, 2019
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Part I: Praxis
Gaymon Bennett (Arizona State University): "The Algorithm and the Spirit: Big Tech and the Enchantments of Biotechnology" (1:44)
John Novembre (University of Chicago): "The expanding scope for genetic discrimination: New genetic predictors and their challenges" (42:16)
Stephen Meredith (University of Chicago): "Brave New World: Revisited – Revisited." (1:10:05)
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We are at the very outset of the Age of Biotechnology. This presses anew questions regarding the limits of the human person. What is the human species from the point of view of evolutionary biology? How malleable is this definition? Is there such a thing as a species? How does this compare to philosophical perspectives on the person? The questions above are not new, but they have acquired new urgency with recent advances in biotechnology.
This symposium was co-sponsored by the Program on Religion and Medicine at the University of Chicago, the Martin Marty Center for the Public Understanding of Religion, the Theology and Ethics Workshop, the Society of Catholic Scientists, and McCormick Theological Seminary. This program was made possible by a grant from the John Templeton Foundation and the Our Sunday Visitor Institute.
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Read more about this event on our website: lumenchristi.org/event/2019/11/human-person-in-an-age-of-biotechnology-a-symposium
To subscribe to Lumen Christi's YouTube page, click here:
youtube.com/user/LumenChristiInt
