Eubios Dictionary

  Bioscience Ethics

Introduction to Bioethics

 

UNESCO/IUBS/EUBIOS BIOETHICS DICTIONARY MIRROR

This multidisciplinary, cross-cultural dictionary lists ~ 4,000 entries defining commonly used terms, particularly in the sciences, together with their bioethical implications. It is a useful resource for all regardless of background or expertise.

Editor-in-Chief: Darryl R.J. Macer (see the links & partnerships section for access to the original version of this work)

Authors: DM= Darryl R.J. Macer, Eubios Ethics Institute, New Zealand and Japan, and Regional Advisor in Social and Human Sciences, UNESCO, Bangkok;
IP=Irina Pollard, Macquarie University, Australia;
MP= Morgan Pollard, Southern Cross University, Australia;
JA= Jayapaul Azariah, All India Association of Bioethics, India;
FL=Frank Leavitt, Ben Gurion University of the Negev, Israel;
MR=Michael Reiss, Institute of Education, University of London , UK;
AG = Avi Gold, Israel;
GK=Genoveva Keyeux, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Colombia;
RW= Rick Weisburd, University of Tsukuba, Japan;

* Less than 50 definitions is acknowledged as a contributor, which so far includes: AB= Alireza Bagheri MD, Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba Science City, Japan; AZ= Aliza Zeidman MD, Deputy Head, Internal Medicine B, Rabin Medical Center, Hasharon Hospital, Petah Tikva, Israel; BP= Barbara Prainsack, Department of Political Science, University of Vienna, Waehringerstra_e 28, 1090 Vienna, Austria; DR= Derek Roberts; HM=Huw Morgan; JW=Jenny Wilkinson; MN=Mary Ann Chen Ng; MV= Mike Vandeman; PC= Prof. Carlo Petrini, Istituto Superiore di Sanità , Viale Regina Elena 299, 00161 Roma, Italia; PW=Peter Whittaker; RNS= R.N. Sharma, Pune, India; SG=Shimon Glick MD, Professor Emeritus, Faculty of Health Sciences, Ben Gurion University of the Negev, Beer Sheva, Israel; SG2= Dr Steven Gilbert Director, Institute of Neurotoxicology and Neurological Disorders (USA).  VT= Verena Tschudin, Ph.D., 26 Cathcart Road, London SW10 9NN, UK; Editor, Nursing Ethics. RD= Ray Duell, Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia.

We also want to thank Ray Duell for his considerable efforts in reformatting and amending this living dictionary in 2005.

Further Acknowledgements: Irina Pollard acknowledges the help with the Aboriginal definitions and for learning about Aboriginality from Mr. Stephen Williams, Aboriginal Wiradjuri elder and Jenny Heller, lecturer in the Eora Centre for Aboriginal Studies, Sydney, Australia.

This edition contains close to 4000 entries, and you can use it for your personal or educational use. It is copyrighted for commercial uses to Eubios Ethics Institute. We welcome additional words, and comments on existing entries. Please Email these to the editor in chief, Email: d.macer@unescobkk.org, with the subject line "Bioethics Dictionary". Mail address: Prof. Darryl Macer, Regional Adviser for Social & Human Sciences in Asia and the Pacific, UNESCO Bangkok, 920 Sukhumvit Rd, Bangkok 10110, Thailand.

The responsibility for each entry rests with the authors, and it does not imply that these are the views of UNESCO, IUBS, Eubios Ethics Institute, or any other coauthor. Its origin comes from the members of the IUBS Bioethics Committee. We will be adding more words, including some description of influential bioethicists, in the future, we welcome your suggestions.

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