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Genes R Us

Genes R Us
Ethics and Identity
In the Age of
Genomics



From an ethical standpoint, are Genomics and Ancestry Tests likely to clash with Belief?
Can Religion play an ethical role in this debate?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

by US bioethicist Dr. Sally Gibbons

. . . another not-to-be missed Council of Christians and Jews Luncheon Club event on one of our era’s most pressing and debated subjects, one which you will be fascinated to hear and to discuss the issues following the presentation.

 

Dr. Sally Gibbons

October 8th at 12.30 pm at the Great Synagogue Hall, 166 Castlereagh Street (just up from Park Street).

A (kosher) sandwich lunch will be served — admission is free (gold coin donation will be appreciated).

RSVP for catering purposes to
William Szekely, President:
Tel: 9290.3222; 0418-464056
Email: szeklex@szeklex.com.au

Sally Gibbons, bioethicist and author received her B.A. from Harvard University in Biochemistry, her M.A. in Counselling Psychology from Lesley College, and her D.Phil. in philosophy from Oxford University.

Her book, Kant's Theory of Imagination: Bridging Gaps in Judgment and Experi ence deals with her research interests including ethics, aesthetics, and political philosophy. She has also been in clinical practice as a psychotherapist. She has taught at the University of California in Los Angeles, Georgetown and Yale universities.

See here the flyer for the event

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