Human brain organoids (HBOs) are three-dimensional biological entities grown in the laboratory in order to recapitulate the structure and functions of the adult human brain. They can be taken to be novel living entities for their specific features and uses. As a contribution to the ongoing discussion on the use of HBOs, the authors identify three sets of reasons for moral concern. The first set...
Sprit possession is a mysterious phenomenon that confronts the modern perception of human as a set of one mind and one body.Anthropologists, along with researchers from other disciplines, have long argued its nature and proposed various theories relegating it to, for example, a cultural expression of mental afflictions, a form of resistance by marginalized groups within the society, or...