Assessing Ethical Discourses on Human Enhancement from the Point of View of the Democratization of Science and Technology

Paloma García Díaz

doi:10.24310/Contrastescontrastes.v20i3.2420

Assessing Ethical Discourses on Human Enhancement from the Point of View of the Democratization of Science and Technology

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Paloma García Díaz Department of Philosophy I, University of Granada Spain

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https://doi.org/10.24310/Contrastescontrastes.v20i3.2420

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BIOCONSERVADURISMO, MEJORA HUMANA, POSTHUMANISMO, ESTUDIOS EN CIENCIA Y TECNOLOGÍA

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En este artículo analizo ciertos problemas que se derivan de los principios que se utilizan en el discurso ético sobre la «mejora humana», y que guardan relación con el positivismo. Comienzo esbozando las dos posiciones principales que configuran el debate sobre la mejora humana: la posición creativa, post-humanista o pro-mejora frente a la postura bio-conservadora u orientada a la gratitud. Mi objetivo es mostrar, primero, que el debate ético sobre la mejora humana proviene, especialmente en el bando pro-mejora, de una visión demasiado optimista, casi ingenua, de la ciencia y de la tecnología; y segundo, que este debate ha prestado poca atención a las cuestiones epistemológicas, sociales y políticas que están en juego.

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García Díaz, P. (2017). Assessing Ethical Discourses on Human Enhancement from the Point of View of the Democratization of Science and Technology. Contrastes. Revista Internacional De Filosofía, 20(3). https://doi.org/10.24310/Contrastescontrastes.v20i3.2420

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