A RELIGIÃO NO ENSINO DA BIOÉTICA

Abstract

This paper dissertation tried to assess whether the religious detachment may be considered an aversion factor over the subject of Bioethics. On this account, it was verified that this religious indifference and its argumentation on today’s society’s ethical issues do not consist in a moral authority which can settle contrary opinions. Taking this into consideration, it was noticed that the bioethical debate would generate two attitudes which are possible facing the ethical pluralism. The first one would be to comprehend the fundamental bets of a serious reflection; the second one would be to search for a pragmatical consensus over the action. The construction of this pluralism created some issues which cannot be avoided, such as to develop the consensus about some theoretical roots of different opinions and not contenting with a pure balanced confrontation of references of conviction, but also constructing a democratic vision of the society. In this construction, it is inevitable the appearance of tense situations, neglect, impartiality, disbelief and even superior feelings, as if human beings were unachievable, above good and evil. That is why the search of looking on the Bioethics subject, together with religiousness, focusing on interdisciplinary and pluralist looks, providing a grounded perspective about respect dialogue and ecumenism practice between religions. Contributing, then to an education which may fully influence on student formation, on human perspective, which means an under construction professional formation, apart from the student’s religion.