Bioethics as a stage in development of humanism

This article uncovers humanistic substance of bioethics - a discipline which originated in 1960's. Bioethics has an interdisciplinary character and presents itself as a reflection on problematic situations, which can appear as a result of biomedical progress. Bioethics in a wider sense can be v...

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Main Author: T. N. Ketova
Format: Article
Language:Russian
Published: Academician I.P. Pavlov First St. Petersburg State Medical University 2015-12-01
Series:Учёные записки Санкт-Петербургского государственного медицинского университета им. Акад. И.П. Павлова
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Online Access:https://www.sci-notes.ru/jour/article/view/147
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description This article uncovers humanistic substance of bioethics - a discipline which originated in 1960's. Bioethics has an interdisciplinary character and presents itself as a reflection on problematic situations, which can appear as a result of biomedical progress. Bioethics in a wider sense can be viewed as ethics of life, which highlights its ecological substance. This article analyses the problem of consequences of radical human transformation and also the article shows significance of leading principle of «personal autonomy of the patient». In the article functions and goals of ethical committees, existing in various countries, are highlighted. In conclusion, the article highlights specifics of bioethics as a syncretic discipline, which assists development of humanism and responds to modern civilization's challenges.
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spelling doaj-art-12684ebe3cf84011802e34fc796ba3b12025-08-20T03:35:28ZrusAcademician I.P. Pavlov First St. Petersburg State Medical UniversityУчёные записки Санкт-Петербургского государственного медицинского университета им. Акад. И.П. Павлова1607-41812541-88072015-12-01224313410.24884/1607-4181-2015-22-4-31-34143Bioethics as a stage in development of humanismT. N. Ketova0Первый Санкт-Петербургский государственный медицинский университет имени академика И.П. ПавловаThis article uncovers humanistic substance of bioethics - a discipline which originated in 1960's. Bioethics has an interdisciplinary character and presents itself as a reflection on problematic situations, which can appear as a result of biomedical progress. Bioethics in a wider sense can be viewed as ethics of life, which highlights its ecological substance. This article analyses the problem of consequences of radical human transformation and also the article shows significance of leading principle of «personal autonomy of the patient». In the article functions and goals of ethical committees, existing in various countries, are highlighted. In conclusion, the article highlights specifics of bioethics as a syncretic discipline, which assists development of humanism and responds to modern civilization's challenges.https://www.sci-notes.ru/jour/article/view/147биоэтикагуманизмавтономия личности пациентаэтический комитетbioethicshumanismpersonal autonomy of the patientethical committee
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Bioethics as a stage in development of humanism
Учёные записки Санкт-Петербургского государственного медицинского университета им. Акад. И.П. Павлова
биоэтика
гуманизм
автономия личности пациента
этический комитет
bioethics
humanism
personal autonomy of the patient
ethical committee
title Bioethics as a stage in development of humanism
title_full Bioethics as a stage in development of humanism
title_fullStr Bioethics as a stage in development of humanism
title_full_unstemmed Bioethics as a stage in development of humanism
title_short Bioethics as a stage in development of humanism
title_sort bioethics as a stage in development of humanism
topic биоэтика
гуманизм
автономия личности пациента
этический комитет
bioethics
humanism
personal autonomy of the patient
ethical committee
url https://www.sci-notes.ru/jour/article/view/147
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