Courses at CELLS
CELLS members regularly offer courses in the following key areas:
- biotechnology and health law (Hoppe, Machado)
- ELSI* in the life sciences (Hoppe, Reydon)
- ethics in science, esp. in the life sciences (Hoppe, Reydon, Lohse)
- medical ethics (Hoppe, White)
- philosophy of biology and biomedicine (Reydon, Lohse)
- philosophy of law and social philosophy (Hoppe, Lohse)
- philosophy of technology (Reydon)
- political issues in biomedical research and its applications (White)
* ELSI: Ethical, Legal and Social Issues
Curricula on ethical and legal aspects of the life sciences are currently being developed for a range of different target groups. It is a medium-term goal to provide certified courses for students and researchers at universities in Hannover and the region as well as for external institutions and for professional development purposes.
COURSES BY SEMESTER:
Winter Term 2020/21
Nils Hoppe:
An Introduction to Medical Ethics (EN)
CELLS Research Seminar (EN/DE)
Thomas Reydon:
Biologie und Gesellschaft (DE)
Metaphilosophie: Was ist und wozu betreibt man Philosophie? (DE)
Gabriel Machado:
Ausgewählte Grundrechtsfragen der Lebenswissenschaften (DE)
Big Data und Gesundheit - ethische und regulative Herausforderungen (DE)
Summer Term 2020
Nils Hoppe:
An Introduction to Medical Ethics (EN)
CELLS Research Seminar (EN/DE)
Thomas Reydon:
Introduction to the Philosophy of Biology (EN)
The Ethics of Agricultural Biotechnology and Food (EN)
Umweltethik und die Philosophie von Biodiversitäts- und Naturschutz (DE)
Die gesellschaftliche und moralische Verantwortung in der Wissenschaftler(inne)n (DE)
Gabriel Machado:
Summer Term 2019
Nils Hoppe:
CELLS Research Seminar (EN/DE)
Thomas Reydon:
The Ethics of Agricultural Biotechnology and Food (EN)
Umweltethik und die Philosophie von Biodiversitäts- und Naturschutz (DE)
Wissenschaft und Religion: Die Debatte über Evolution, Kreationismus und "Intelligent Design" (DE)
Lucie White:
Philosophy Bridging Course: An Introduction to Philosophy in English (EN)
Summer Term 2018
Prof. Nils Hoppe:
CELLS Research Seminar (EN/DE)
Prof. Thomas Reydon:
Ethics for Students of the Life Sciences (DE)
Lecture Series - Key Concepts in the Life Sciences (DE)
Seminar - Key Concepts in the Life Sciences (DE)
The Ethics of Agricultural Biotechnology and Food (EN)
Stefano Canali & Dr. Simon Lohse:
Philosophy of Scientific Practice - Reading Group (EN)
Rebecca Knab, PhD & Dr. Simon Lohse:
