1. Ethics, Health, Communication Dialog The core challenge of bioethics

2. Meanings of Ethics Habit, custom. Character. Dialog. Reflection on, and rational justification of, moral behavior in society.

3. Science is communication Science is language –Poiesis (object sciences) - Invention –Praxis (action sciences) - Innovation –Transformation Disciplines are discourses Discourse: integration between speakers and languages plus social interest (aesthetic, utilitarian, hermeneutic)

4. Health As a Construction Semantic spaces: personal, technical, social Different discourses in need of translation rules Bioethics as a dialogical bridge –Between people (and interests) –Between disciplines –Between rationalities

5. Levels of Cognitive Construction Facts – Data Information and news (meaningful data) Knowledge (organized information) –Formal knowledge –Lay knowledge and beliefs Wisdom (personal virtue)

6. Bioethical Principles Autonomy and dignity of human beings Non-maleficence Beneficence Justice (equity)

7. Forms of Praxis in Health Care and Research Teleological Strategic Normative Dramaturgic Communicative