Fwd: Call for papers: Moscow panel on brain death, Oct 2005 (deadline June 20)
Forwarded message From: "Hughes, James J." <james.hugh***@t*****.edu>
To: transhumante***@y*****.com
June 20)
The Institute of Transplantology and Artificial Organs of Russian
Academy of Science will hold an All-Russian congress on Transplantology
in Moscow (October-2005) and I (Roganov Serge roganov_ser***@h*****.com)
am a chair of one section - "Brain death and modern man: philosophical
approaches and perspectives" (working languages - Russian, English)
Themes:
Biological death and philosophy of XX-th century
The "mind-body" dualism" history, modern interpretations
"Brain death" - history, definitions, modern approaches
Metaphysics of "brain death": philosophy, anthropology, sociology
"Brain death" and "human death" - new conception of death in modern
culture
Ethical and moral aspects of brain death diagnosis and organ donation
"Brain death" and religions: Catholicism, Orthodox, Muslim, Judaism
Mass-media and developments of organ donation
I invite you and your colleagues to take part in congress and present
papers on my section.
If you wish to contribute, please send an abstract (approx. 250-300
words) or title of your paper by 20 June.
Sincerely yours,
Roganov Serge
roganov_ser***@h*****.com
Members and participants:
1. Prof. John Fisher (California)
2. Prof Jeff MacMahan (New York)
3. Prof. Luper, Steve -Advisor (Texas)
4. St-Petersburg University, Association of Thanathology (Prof. Uvarov)
5. Moscow State medical University (Prof. Igor Stulin)
6. Institute of Transplantology and Artificial Organs of Russian Academy
of
science (Academician Schumakov V.)
7. Institute of Philosophy of Russian Academy of Science (Prof.
Podoroga)
