Omschrijving
We find ourselves facing what resembles the liminal stage of a global ritual, a stage of being in-between—between the old anthropocentric order and a new position of blurred boundaries.
Monika Michałowska is a university professor at the Chair of Humanities, Department of Bioethics, Medical University of Łódź, Poland. Her research focuses on two main areas: medieval philosophy and bioethics. She has authored and co-authored many books and papers. Her bioethical research concentrates on bioethical aspects of reproductive medicine, feminist approaches to issues such as preimplantation genetic diagnosis, embryo, gamete and mitochondrial donation, as well as human enhancement and cross disciplinary perspectives (bioethics/film studies/cultural studies/body, bio and cyborg art) on dying, ageing, and embodiment.