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Adult & Alternative Stem Cell Research
Ethical, Philosophical, Legal & Theological Dimensions
Posted by Br. Innocent Smith, O.P. on June 23, 2011
Fr. Nicanor Austriaco, O.P. (center) with former students from Providence College
Fr. Nicanor Pier Giorgio Austriaco, O.P., an Assistant Professor of Biology at Providence College, will present a paper next week at the University of Notre Dame Law School as part of the Summer Workshop on the Ethical, Philosophical, Legal & Theological Dimensions of Adult & Alternative Stem Cell Research. Joining many prominent philosophers, theologians, scientists, and other scholars, Fr. Nicanor will offer a paper titled "Systems Hylomorphism: A Post-Genomic Theory of Nature."
The abstract for his presentation is as follows: "Every ethical argument for or against the use of pluripotent stem cells in scientific research presupposes a theory of nature that answers the question: What is this cell and how is it different from that cell? As a growing number of contemporary philosophers have acknowledged, a coherent and compelling philosophical solution to the challenge of describing the nature of cells and other living beings already exists in the hylomorphic theory of Aristotle and St. Thomas Aquinas. Thus, in constructing a scientifically informed theory of nature, the approach I will use during my presentation will be to weave together the basic principles of Aristotelian-Thomistic hylomorphism and the insights of the systems perspective that is grounded in the emerging science of systems biology. Finally, I will use the systems perspective and key principles articulated by St. Thomas Aquinas in his theory of nature to identify criteria that could be used to distinguish cells from organisms."
Fr. Nicanor Austriaco, O.P. (center) with former students from Providence College
Fr. Nicanor Pier Giorgio Austriaco, O.P., an Assistant Professor of Biology at Providence College, will present a paper next week at the University of Notre Dame Law School as part of the Summer Workshop on the Ethical, Philosophical, Legal & Theological Dimensions of Adult & Alternative Stem Cell Research. Joining many prominent philosophers, theologians, scientists, and other scholars, Fr. Nicanor will offer a paper titled "Systems Hylomorphism: A Post-Genomic Theory of Nature."
The abstract for his presentation is as follows: "Every ethical argument for or against the use of pluripotent stem cells in scientific research presupposes a theory of nature that answers the question: What is this cell and how is it different from that cell? As a growing number of contemporary philosophers have acknowledged, a coherent and compelling philosophical solution to the challenge of describing the nature of cells and other living beings already exists in the hylomorphic theory of Aristotle and St. Thomas Aquinas. Thus, in constructing a scientifically informed theory of nature, the approach I will use during my presentation will be to weave together the basic principles of Aristotelian-Thomistic hylomorphism and the insights of the systems perspective that is grounded in the emerging science of systems biology. Finally, I will use the systems perspective and key principles articulated by St. Thomas Aquinas in his theory of nature to identify criteria that could be used to distinguish cells from organisms."
Life Issues
Bioethics
An interview with Bishop Anthony Fisher, O.P.
Posted by Fr. Gabriel Gillen, O.P. on March 03, 2011
Watch the interview above in which Bishop Anthony Fisher, O.P., speaks on the scientific dilemmas around stem cells and many of the important moral and bio-ethical issues of our time. Bishop Fisher, of the Diocese of Parramatta in Australia, received a doctorate in bioethics from the University of Oxford in 1995 and became the founding Director of the John Paul II Institute for Marriage and Family in Melbourne.
Watch the interview above in which Bishop Anthony Fisher, O.P., speaks on the scientific dilemmas around stem cells and many of the important moral and bio-ethical issues of our time. Bishop Fisher, of the Diocese of Parramatta in Australia, received a doctorate in bioethics from the University of Oxford in 1995 and became the founding Director of the John Paul II Institute for Marriage and Family in Melbourne.
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US Open Umpire Makes a Call to Sirius XM Radio
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Homily for Simple Profession 2011
By The Dominican Friars on August 16, 2011
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On August 15, 2011, the Solemnity of the Assumption, Fr. John… » More
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Sirius XM Radio, September 30, 2011
By Fr. Gabriel Gillen, O.P. on October 01, 2011
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In this episode of Word to Life, Fr. Gabriel Gillen, O.P. and Fr. Bruno Shah discuss the readings for the Twenty-seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time and are… » MoreMore Word to Life »
Medical Meet and Greet
By Fr. Jordan Kelly, O.P. on July 15, 2011
The Dominican Friars Healthcare Ministry of New York is hosting a gathering of medical students, residents and medical professionals at the Church of… » More
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New Issue of The Trumpet
By Fr. Dominic Izzo, O.P. on June 03, 2011
Download the latest issue of The Trumpet. In this issue, there is an interview of Br. Ignatius Perkins, O.P., a reflection by Fr. Joseph J. Guido, O.P.,… » More
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Twenty-Eighth Sunday of the Year (Year A)
By The Dominican Friars on October 05, 2011
Each week, a Dominican member of the Provincial Preaching Advisory board prepares this Preacher's Sketchbook in anticipation of the upcoming Sunday Mass. … » More
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