Valentina Kaneva

editor

vkaneva@phls.uni-sofia.bg

Academic Biography

MA in Philosophy, 1992
PhD in Philosophy, 2002; Thesis: The problem of evil in Kant’s philosophy
Habilitation, 2013
Current affiliation: Assoc. Professor, Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridski”, Bulgaria

Main research activities and interests

Ethics, Modern Moral Philosophy, Bioethics and Medical Ethics, Research Ethics.

Memberships

Association of University Professors of Philosophy in Bulgaria, (Chairperson, since June 2014)
Member of the editorial board of the journal Synthesis Philosophica
Member of the editorial board of the journal Philosophy

Major publications

“Scientific experiments and the ethics of medical research”. In: Philosophy and Life Sciences in Dialogue. Theoretical and Practical Questions. Proceedings of the IV. International Summer School Bioethics in Context. Ed. by T. S. Hoffmann and V. Kaneva. Sofia: St. Kliment Ohridski University Press, 2019.

“Kierkegaard: self-relation and self-knowledge”. In: Soeren Kierkegaard – thinker and architect of three centuries. Ed. by V. Theoharov and M. Bachev. Sofia: St. Kliment Ohridski University Press, 2018. (in Bulgarian)

“Life preservation and the duty not to commit suicide in Kant’s ethics”. In: Normativity: Contemporary Challenges. Ed. by A. Gungov, V. Kaneva, T. Polimenov. Sofia: St. Kliment Ohridski University Press, 2017.

“Decisions for withdrawal of life-sustaining treatment for incompetent patients”. In: Ethical and Legal Limits of Contemporary Medical Care. Ed. by V. Kaneva and S. Stavru, Sofia: St. Kliment Ohridski University Press, 2015. (in Bulgarian)

Frontiers of Bioethics.  Sofia: St. Kliment Ohridski University Press, 2013. (in Bulgarian)