Author: Alberto Garcia Gomez

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Joseph Tham was born in Hong Kong and immigrated to Canada at the age of fifteen.  At the University of Toronto, he first majored in Mathematical Sciences and then graduated from Medical School.  After several years of work as a family physician, he entered the seminary of the Legionaries of Christ and was ordained a priest in 2004.  As a part of this preparation, he has obtained his degrees in philosophy and theology at Rome’s Regina Apostolorum Pontifical university, where he also completed his post-graduate studies in bioethics.  He successfully defended his doctoral dissertation with high honors on “The Secularization of Bioethics—A Critical History” under the direction of Dr. Edmund Pellegrino, former Chairman of the President’s Council on Bioethics.  He presently teaches bioethics in Regina Apostolorum and was formerly the Dean of the School of Bioethics.  He is the editorial coordinator of Studia Bioethica and a Fellow of the UNESCO Chair in Bioethics and Human Rights. Alberto GARCÍA GÓMEZ is the director of the UNESCO Chair in Bioethics and Human Rights (Rome, Italy). He graduated in Law at Autonomous University Law School and is a Doctor in Law from Complutense University in Madrid. Presently, he is Professor of Philosophy of Law and International Law at the School of Bioethics of Athenaeum Pontificium Regina Apostolorum in Rome. Furthermore he is a researcher of the Human Rights Institute at Complutense University. For 5 years he has been member of the Steering Committee of Bioethics in the Council of Europe and in 2005 he has been honoured with the National Prize of the Spanish Royal Academy of Doctors in the field of legal and social sciences. Chris Durante is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Theology at Saint Peter’s University in NJ as well as a Fellow of the UNESCO Chair in Bioethics & Human Rights, where he serves as the Academic Coordinator of the Bioethics, Multiculturalism & Religion workshops. Dr. Durante holds a Ph.D. from the Faculty of Religious Studies at Mc Gill University, a M.A. in Religious Studies from Georgia State University, a M.Sc. in Philosophy of Mental Disorder from King’s College London and a B.A. in Philosophy from Fordham University. His primary research and teaching interests are in Religion, Ethics & Society broadly construed to include: Bioethics, Comparative Religious Ethics, Religion & Politics, Moral Theology and Moral Philosophy. His publications have appeared in a number of academic journals such as: the American Journal of Bioethics; the Journal of Medical Ethics; Medicine, Healthcare and Philosophy; the Journal of Global Ethics; the Journal of Religious Ethics; and the Journal of Church & State.




13 Ebooks by Alberto Garcia Gomez

Joseph Tham & Chris Durante: Religious Perspectives on Social Responsibility in Health
This book discuss the meaning and implications of the social and ethical implications of the notion of social responsibility in healthcare in six major world religions — Buddhism, Christianity, Confu …
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€96.29
Alberto García Gómez & Ortega LC Juan Carlos: Consacrazione in uscita
Lo sguardo storico. La consacrazione laicale è presente lungo tutta la storia della Chiesa e ha conosciuto una particolare fioritura di forme, di espressioni, nei tempi più recenti. Il particolare sv …
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Italian
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€37.99
Alberto García Gómez & Emilio Martínez Albesa: Dignitatis humanae e libertà religiosa
Il problema della libertà religiosa è balzato al centro dell’attenzione negli ultimi anni non solo a causa della travolgente avanzata dell’islam radicale e del revival dell’induismo più intollerante, …
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Italian
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€28.99
Chris Durante & Alberto Garcia Gomez: Interreligious Perspectives on Mind, Genes and the Self
Attitudes towards science, medicine and the body are all profoundly shaped by people’s worldviews. When discussing issues of bioethics, religion often plays a major role. In this volume, the role of …
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€51.46
Chris Durante & Alberto Garcia Gomez: Interreligious Perspectives on Mind, Genes and the Self
Attitudes towards science, medicine and the body are all profoundly shaped by people’s worldviews. When discussing issues of bioethics, religion often plays a major role. In this volume, the role of …
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English
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€51.42
Joseph Tham & Alberto Garcia Gómez: Multicultural and Interreligious Perspectives on the Ethics of Human Reproduction
This book includes a number of distinct religious and secular views on the anthropological, ethical and social challenges of reproductive technologies in the light of human rights and in the context …
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English
€128.39
Michael (Pontifical Athenaeum Regina Apostolorum, Rome, Italy) Baggot & Alberto Carrara: Enhancement Fit for Humanity
This book explores what constitutes an enhancement fit for humanity in the age of nanotechnologies, biotechnologies, information technologies, and technologies related to the cognitive sciences. It c …
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€51.35
Michael (Pontifical Athenaeum Regina Apostolorum, Rome, Italy) Baggot & Alberto Carrara: Enhancement Fit for Humanity
This book explores what constitutes an enhancement fit for humanity in the age of nanotechnologies, biotechnologies, information technologies, and technologies related to the cognitive sciences. It c …
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€51.58
Mirko Daniel Garasic & Alberto Garcia Gomez: Cross-Cultural and Religious Critiques of Informed Consent
This book explores the challenges of informed consent in medical intervention and research ethics, considering the global reality of multiculturalism and religious diversity. Even though informed con …
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English
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€3.85
Mirko Daniel Garasic & Alberto Garcia Gomez: Cross-Cultural and Religious Critiques of Informed Consent
This book explores the challenges of informed consent in medical intervention and research ethics, considering the global reality of multiculturalism and religious diversity. Even though informed con …
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English
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€3.85
Alberto Carrara & Alberto Garcia Gomez: Decoding Consciousness and Bioethics
Human consciousness is one of the most fascinating mysteries sheltered by the brain, evidencing that what happens between our ears is more important than what happens outside our skull. In addition, …
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€111.46
Maria Paola Brugnoli & Alberto Carrara: Bioethics and Consciousness
The study of consciousness and its psychological and neuroscientific correlates is of major importance for all scientists and clinicians today. However, only a multidisciplinary study can make us und …
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€109.56
Alberto Garcia Gomez: Bioethics during the COVID-19 Pandemic
This book offers a compelling ethical analysis of challenges in COVID-19 biomedical research, vaccination and therapy. Moreover, it draws attention to popular countermeasures, such as AI-based preven …
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€121.56