Mark Schweda

JAD profile

Affiliation(s): 

University Medical Center Goettingen

Areas of Interest: 

Medical ethics

Biography & Research: 

Mark Schweda is Research Fellow at the Department for Medical Ethics and History of Medicine, University Medical Center Goettingen. As a philosopher and bioethicist, his research focuses on philosophical, bioethical, and socio-cultural aspects of aging and the life course as well as on ethical questions of dementia Research and care. Among his recent publications are the edited volumes "Planning Later Life. Bioethics and Public Health in Aging Societies" (together with Larissa Pfaller, Kai Brauer, Frank Adloff and Silke Schicktanz, 2017) and "Popularizing Dementia. Public Expressions and Representations of Forgetfulness" (together with Aagje Swinnen, 2015).