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PLS professor discusses biology, theology, and humanity within the university

Elliott Pearce, February 18th, 2012

THE ROVER recently interviewed Phillip Sloan, professor emeritus in the Program of Liberal Studies, about issues relating to the intersection of science and religion in biology and biomedical research. We talked about the Conference on Adult and Non-Embryonic Stem Cells that was held this July at Notre Dame as well as the November 2011 Vatican conference on a similar issues. Our discussion [...]

Modern morals: Solomon discusses ethical implications of sperm donation

Elliott Pearce, November 30th, 2011

Earlier this fall, the NEW YORK TIMES ran a story highlighting some unforeseen consequences of the increased use of donated sperm to conceive a child in the United States. To investigate further the ethical issues associated with sperm donation, THE ROVER interviewed David Solomon, Notre Dame philosophy professor and the director of the Notre Dame Center for Ethics and Culture, who has conducted [...]

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