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    Public knowledge and attitudes towards consent policies for organ donation in Europe. A systematic review
    with Alberto Molina-Pérez, David Rodríguez-Arias, Janet Delgado-Rodríguez, Myfanwy Morgan, Gurch Randhawa, Jeantine Reiger-Van de Wijdeven, Eline Schiks, Sabine Wöhlke, and Silke Schicktanz
    Transplantation Reviews 33 (1): 1-8. 2019.
    Background: Several countries have recently changed their model of consent for organ donation from opt-in to opt-out. We undertook a systematic review to determine public knowledge and attitudes towards these models in Europe. Methods: Six databases were explored between 1 January 2008 and 15 December 2017. We selected empirical studies addressing either knowledge or attitudes towards the systems of consent for deceased organ donation by lay people in Europe, including students. Study selection,…Read more
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    De unde începe filosofia pentru copii? Repere ale operei lui Matthew Lipman
    Revista de Filosofie Aplicata 2 (2): 39-59. 2019.
    The present text attempts to introduce readers to the fundamental philosophical and pedagogical values promoted by Matthew Lipman, the author who laid the basis for the philosophy for children movement. It analyzes several theoretical and applied texts written by Lipman, in an attempt to explain Lipman’s goals, his views on education, and the way in which his „community of inquiry” manages to transform the classroom into a space of freedom, creativity and thinking.
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    Goal: To assess public knowledge and attitudes towards the family’s role in deceased organ donation in Europe. Methods: A systematic search was conducted in CINHAL, MEDLINE, PAIS Index, Scopus, PsycINFO, and Web of Science on December 15th, 2017. Eligibility criteria were socio-empirical studies conducted in Europe from 2008 to 2017 addressing either knowledge or attitudes by the public towards the consent system, including the involvement of the family in the decision-making process, for post-m…Read more
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    Institutional Aspects of the Ethical Debate on Euthanasia. A Communicational Perspective
    with Sandu Frunza
    Journal for the Study of Religions and Ideologies 12 (34): 19-36. 2013.
    Although euthanasia is seen as the problem of the individual will and as one’s right to privacy, to a better quality of life or to a dignified death, it has major institutional implications. They are closely related to the juridical system, to the way of understanding state involvement in protecting the individuals and respecting their freedoms, to the institutional system of health care, to the government rules that establish social, political or professional practices. The public debate around…Read more
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    Kwame Anthony Appiah, Cosmopolitism. Etica într-o lume a strainilor/ Cosmopolitanism. Ethics in a World of Strangers
    Journal for the Study of Religions and Ideologies 7 (19): 249-252. 2008.
    KWAME ANTHONY APPIAH, COSMOPOLITISM. ETICA ÎNTR-O LUME A STRĂINILOR COSMOPOLITANISM. ETHICS IN A WORLD OF STRANGERS, BUCUREŞTI: ANDRECO EDUCATIONAL GRUP, 2007
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    Advertising, Gender Stereotypes and Religion. A Perspective from the Philosophy of Communication
    Journal for the Study of Religions and Ideologies 14 (40): 72-91. 2015.
    Feminist authors claim that many of the advertising messages are promoting stereotypical images of the genders. However, if in social sciences, gender stereotypes have been facilitated and enforced by religious ideologies, the connections between gender stereotypes in advertising and religious ideologies remain to be investigated. The purpose of this paper is to analyze these connections. Using the tools and methods of philosophy of communication, the paper attempts to emphasize a double discour…Read more
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    Altruistic living unrelated organ donation at the crossroads of ethics and religion. A case study
    with Sandu Frunză, Catalin Vasile Bobb, and Ovidiu Grad
    Journal for the Study of Religions and Ideologies 9 (27): 3-24. 2010.
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    Christopher Partridge, The Re-Enchantment of the West. Volume II. Alternative Spiritualities, Sacralization, Popular Culture, and Occulture T&T Clark, New York, 2005
  •  30
    Feminitate si ocultism/ Femininity and Occultism
    Journal for the Study of Religions and Ideologies 2 (5): 127-142. 2003.
    This paper attempts to critically discuss and situate the phenomena of contemporary witchcraft (both the Wicca tradition and the feminist one). Contemporary Anglo-Saxon witchcraft is one of the compo- nents of “mystic-esoteric nebulousness”. It has a particular status both among contemporary prac- tices of witchcraft and among women-dominated religions. Among recent philosophical trends, it has affinities with ecofeminism and neopaganism. Along this line, its roots seem to indicate a connec- tio…Read more
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    An Ethical Herstory of Giving Birth
    Journal for the Study of Religions and Ideologies 9 (25): 206-209. 2010.
    Mihaela Miroiu, Otilia Dragomir (eds.), Naşterea. Istorii trăite (Giving Birth. Life-stories), Iaşi: Polirom, 2010
  •  28
    Eniko Magyari-Vincze, Excluderea socială la intersecţia dintre gen, etnicitate şi clasă. O privire din perspectiva sănătăţii reproducerii la femeile Rome / Social Exclusion at the Crossroads of Gender, Ethnicity and Class. A View through Romani Women’s Reproductive Health
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    The present text attempts to sketch the premises of a discussion concerning the institutional crisis of philosophy in the Romanian educational system. Quantitative analyses are commented; also discussed are elements regarding the curricular integration of philosophy, aspects concerning the initial formation in philosophy and possibilities of insertion on the labor market. The article discusses some elements of the status of philosophy in high school, as well as the necessity of offering philosop…Read more
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    The article proposes an analysis of the recent best-seller “Da Vinci Code”, by Dan Brown. Several keys of interpreting the novel are sketched – from deconstructing the accuses of plagiarism and blasphemy to analyzing the role of feminism and new-age religiousness in the plot making. In the end, the author comparatively examines the novel and the Mel Gibson movie “The Passion of Christ”, in an attempt to better situate the figure of Christ in recent cultural products
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    Ethical Aspects of Spiritual Medicine. The Case of Intercessory Prayer Therapy
    Journal for the Study of Religions and Ideologies 6 (17): 101-115. 2007.
    The main purpose of this article is to explore, from an ethical perspective, one particular branch of what is today called “spiritual medicine”: namely, prayer therapy. Several landmark studies in the literature will be thoroughly examined, respectively the classical study of Byrd (1988), the replica of Harris et al. (1999), and the controversial study of Leibovici (2001). Beginning with these studies and the related controversies surrounding them, the religious features and ethical consequences…Read more
  •  17
    Feminismul ca/si ideologie/ Feminism as/and Ideology
    Journal for the Study of Religions and Ideologies 2 (6): 4-28. 2003.
    This paper analyses the relations between feminism and its various ideological cores. Three tendancies are discussed here: acceptance of the ideological core, criticism and rejection of this core and, more intricately, acceptance of one core and rejection of the other. The emphasis is placed on Anglo- American second-wave liberal feminism, whose ideological nature is almost unanomously accepted, in all the meanings of the term – positive, negative, and neutral. The author adopts Christine di Ste…Read more
  •  17
    Who's Afraid of Feminism in Romania? Misconceptions, prejudices, stereotypes
    Journal for the Study of Religions and Ideologies 5 (14): 83-88. 2006.
    The paper presents several cases of feminism rejection from the part of influent Romanian intellectuals. The misconceptions and prejudices surrounding feminism are sometimes difficult to interpret, as long as there are not many individuals ready to accept the feminist label. The author analyses the reasons of this phenomena, establishing the correlations among the rejection of feminism and other Western ideologies, such as multiculturalism and political correctness. Finally, it attempts at sketc…Read more
  •  16
    Ethical and Legal Aspects of Unrelated Living Donors in Romania
    Journal for the Study of Religions and Ideologies 8 (22): 3-23. 2009.
    In this paper I investigate, from an ethical perspective, the legal prospects of unrelated living donors from Romania. In the present-day shortage of organs necessary for transplantation, the organs from living donors represent an alternative to the organs from deceased ones. Worldwide, unrelated living donors begin to be considered as a promising category among overall living donors. However, their situation raises many ethical questions that need to be addressed by adequate regulations and pro…Read more
  •  14
    Protection of Human Beings Trafficked for the Purpose of Organ Removal : Recommendations
    with Assya Pascalev, Kristof Van Assche, Judit Sándor, Natalia Codreanu, Anwar Naqvi, Martin Gunnarson, and Jordan Yankov
    Transplantation Direct 2 (2). 2016.
    This report presents a comprehensive set of recommendations for protection of human beings who are trafficked for the purpose of organ removal or are targeted for such trafficking. Developed by an interdisciplinary group of international experts under the auspices of the project Trafficking in Human Beings for the Purpose of Organ Removal, these recommendations are grounded in the view that an individual who parts with an organ for money within an illegal scheme is ipso facto a victim and that t…Read more
  •  14
    Umberto Eco, Cinci scrieri morale/ Five Moral Writings
    Journal for the Study of Religions and Ideologies 4 (10): 236-238. 2005.
    Umberto Eco, Cinci scrieri morale Humanitas, Bucuresti, 2005
  •  14
    Mihaela Miroiu, The road towards autonomy. Feminist Political Theories
    Journal for the Study of Religions and Ideologies 3 (8): 120-121. 2004.
    Mihaela Miroiu, The road towards autonomy. Feminist Political Theories Polirom, Iasi, 2004
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    Sandu frunză Mihaela frunză
    with Sandu Frunză
    Journal for the Study of Religions and Ideologies 9 (25): 28-58. 2010.
  •  13
    Aspects Concerning the Crisis of Philosophy in the University System from Romania
    with Sandu Frunza
    Journal for the Study of Religions and Ideologies 8 (24): 329-349. 2009.
    The present text discusses several aspects of the institutional crisis of philosophy in the Romanian educational system after 1989. On the one hand, at the level of university educational system, one may note the marginalization of philosophy programs, due to young people’s decrease of interest for those specializations that do not provide immediate benefits for rapid integration in and well-paid jobs on the labor market. This entails direct consequences for the type of financing and creates fun…Read more
  •  12
    Liliana Popescu, Politica sexelor/ Politics of sexes
    Journal for the Study of Religions and Ideologies 4 (12): 143-144. 2005.
    Liliana Popescu, Politica sexelor, Maiko, Bucuresti, 2004
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    Philosophy and the Labor Market in Romania
    with Sandu Frunza
    Journal for the Study of Religions and Ideologies 9 (25): 28-58. 2010.
    One of the problems the institutional crisis of philosophy is facing in Romania is the difficulty of philosophy graduates to find a suitable place on the complex labor market. The article attempts to elucidate whether philosophy graduates subsequently teach what they study during their university education and to find solutions for a better integration on the labor market of these graduates. An important part of the article is dedicated to analyzing the institutional offer vis-à-vis the challeng…Read more
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    Circumscriere terminologica si tematica a relatiei multiculturalism-feminism
    Journal for the Study of Religions and Ideologies 1 (1): 62-72. 2001.
    In this article, multiculturalism and feminism are dis- cussed at the crossroad of their diverse meanings: as po- litical ideologies, as social movements, as philosophical trends and as academic disciplines. In order to provide a solid conceptual analysis, the two terms are examined in relation with several key concepts of contemporary cul- tural discourse, such as postmodernism, pluralism, rela- tivism, globalization and postcolonialism
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    7 click here! To find more about organ transplantation: Ethical aspects of media stories on organ donation from Romanian newspapers
    with Iulia Grad, Sandu Frunză, and Ovidiu Grad
    In Emilian Mihailov, Tenzin Wangmo, Victoria Federiuc & Bernice Elger (eds.), Contemporary Debates in Bioethics: European Perspectives, De Gruyter Open. pp. 72-85. 2018.
    An analysis of media stories from Romanian newspapers on organ donation. Focus is placed on the ethical aspects of the stories.
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    Intre obsesii nationaliste si fantasme religioase. O analiza simbolica a „Clujului tricolor“
    Journal for the Study of Religions and Ideologies 1 (2): 150-163. 2002.
    The author proposes a symbolic analysis of the national flags and other objects painted in the national colors, that have been recently erected in the city of Cluj- Napoca, Romania. The interpretative approach focuses on three levels: the first one uses the tools of the politi- cal imagery, by connecting the flags and painted objects with the idea of ethnicity. The second level involves an analysis that is situated between semiotics and phenom- enology, treating the different types of objects as…Read more
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    Etica, superstitie si laicizarea spaţiului public/ Ethics, Superstition and the Laicization of the Public Sphere
    with Sandu Frunza
    Journal for the Study of Religions and Ideologies 8 (23): 13-35. 2009.
    In Romania, the debate on the electronic passports has raised controversies having ethical, religious, ideological implications, as well as consequences for the political practice. The debate has as premise the general background of the crisis that modernity brings in the reception of values in Christian communities. The discussions on the consequences of secularization, the metaphor of “cultural wars” and the new perspective brought by modernity to the state and the public policies it requests …Read more
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    O incursiune în etica socială şi politică/ An Endeavor in Social and Political Ethics
    Journal for the Study of Religions and Ideologies 7 (21): 193-196. 2008.
    Adrian-Paul Iliescu, Etică socială și politică [Social and Political Ethics], (București: Ed. Ars Docendi, 2007), 325 p