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Supernumerary robotic limbs are innovative devices in the field of wearable robotics which can provide humans with unprecedented sensorimotor abilities. However, scholars have raised awareness of the ethical issues that would arise from... more
Supernumerary robotic limbs are innovative devices in the field of wearable robotics which can provide humans with unprecedented sensorimotor abilities. However, scholars have raised awareness of the ethical issues that would arise from the large adoption of technologies for human augmentation in society. Most negative attitudes towards such technologies seem to rely on an allegedly clear distinction between therapy and enhancement in the use of technological devices. Based on such distinction, people tend to accept technologies when used for therapeutic purposes (e.g., prostheses), but tend to raise issues when similar devices are used for upgrading a physical or cognitive ability (e.g., supernumerary robotics limbs). However, as many scholars have pointed out, the distinction between therapy and enhancement might be theoretically flawed. In this paper, we present an alternative approach to the ethics of supernumerary limbs which is based on two related claims. First, we propose to...
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En el presente artículo trataré de explicar tres tesis, que, en mi opinión, constituyen la médula teórica de la filosofía transhumanista, y que se relacionan con 1) la evolución dirigida por los medios tecnológicos; 2) la limitación de la... more
En el presente artículo trataré de explicar tres tesis, que, en mi opinión, constituyen la médula teórica de la filosofía transhumanista, y que se relacionan con 1) la evolución dirigida por los medios tecnológicos; 2) la limitación de la naturaleza humana misma; y 3) la idea de perfección como ideal regulativo moral. Para poder abordar correctamente dichas tesis, además, es necesario, en mi opinión, caracterizar mejor la diferencia entre posthumanismo y transhumanismo.
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The impact of technologies on human action is a main issue in contemporary philosophy. In this paper I point out some of the key metaphysical and ethical issues of this ongoing technological revolution, highlighting an important change of... more
The impact of technologies on human action is a main issue in contemporary philosophy. In this paper I point out some of the key metaphysical and ethical issues of this ongoing technological revolution, highlighting an important change of paradigm: the metaphysical issue now arises within ethics. Today's technology, indeed, opens up new possibilities: a man overcoming it is now at least conceivable, if not fully viable. The category of dependence is thus replaced by that of auto poiesis, in order to achieve perfection and to eliminate boundaries. In this regard, the technological possibilities are annihilating the «outdated» human subject, as it is profoundly determined by its limits. On the contrary, I show how the concept of limit may be a good starting point for an ontology of difference/identity: the limit, thus, allows us to recognize the identity and the difference. In contemporary environmentalism we can observe the opposite tendency: every individual —even the human bein...
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ABSTrAcT: The focal point of posthumanism consists not as such in an a-critical acceptance of the technological promises -like there is for transhumanism -but in a total contamination and hybridization of human beings with other living... more
ABSTrAcT: The focal point of posthumanism consists not as such in an a-critical acceptance of the technological promises -like there is for transhumanism -but in a total contamination and hybridization of human beings with other living beings and machines (these are the two main forms of contamination). The change of perspective untaken by posthumanism would be, thus, a paradigmatic shift in anthropology. As with ecologism, posthumanism, in order to obtain total contamination and man's openness to otherness, proposes the elimination and the fluidification of boundaries, thus even denying man's identity, and, with it, the very possibility of openness. However, by denying the identity, one denies the condition of possibility of thought, just as it has been manifested in history until now: hence we understand how, primarily, posthumanism is not configured as an adequate philosophical reflection, but as a narrative that takes origin from certain requirements, which are eminent...
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Nel presente articolo si analizzerà come, a fronte del paradigma transumanista che opera per una progressiva inclusione dell’uomo nel suo stesso processo di ‘miglioramento’ del mondo, è sempre più pressante la domanda sulla dinamica tra... more
Nel presente articolo si analizzerà come, a fronte del paradigma transumanista che opera per una progressiva inclusione dell’uomo nel suo stesso processo di ‘miglioramento’ del mondo, è sempre più pressante la domanda sulla dinamica tra verità (truth) e fiducia (trust) nella relazione uomo-macchina e nella riflessione etica degli enti che orientano gli odierni processi di innovazione bio-tecnologica. Le visioni che emergono – frutto rispettivamente del paradigma transumanista e di un’ecologia umana che restituisce all’uomo il senso della sua storia e del suo vivere in relazione – non sono banalmente antitetiche: poggiano su due visioni dell’uomo scientifico profondamente diverse. Si propone quindi che un modo costruttivo per coniugare verità e fiducia nella nostra società contemporanea, dipenderà sempre più dall’idea di uomo che con la scienza vogliamo servire, coniugando il progresso bio-tecnologico con l’incompletezza biologica che caratterizza l’uomo.In this paper we analyze how,...
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La ética ambiental nació como justa contestación a los excesos del antropocentrismo. Sin embargo, un énfasis obsesivo en lo ético y en lo ambiental, con el consiguiente olvido de lo antropológico, puede estar dañando la vida humana, la... more
La ética ambiental nació como justa contestación a los excesos del antropocentrismo. Sin embargo, un énfasis obsesivo en lo ético y en lo ambiental, con el consiguiente olvido de lo antropológico, puede estar dañando la vida humana, la libertad de las personas y la vida en general. Abogamos aquí por la construcción de una ecología humana que vaya más allá y más al fondo que las éticas ambientales al uso. Defendemos que el humanismo es perfectamente compatible con el reconocimiento del valor inherente de todos los seres naturales. Lo hacemos basándonos principalmente en algunas ideas de Hans Jonas, aunque rechazamos su heurística catastrofista. De él retomamos la idea de que existe una responsabilidad moral hacia los demás seres vivos, empezando por los más próximos en el tiempo y en el espacio, y hacia el libre florecimiento de las personas actuales. Con ello, también, se rebaja el peso de lo ético sobre nuestra acción ecológica. Esta ha de atender principalmente a criterios experie...
L’ecologia di cui intendiamo occuparci, in questo breve scritto, e la scienza ecologica. Perche l’ecologia non e solo una scienza, ma anche un’ideologia, un pensiero politico ed una visione del mondo, e, talvolta, e tutto questo insieme.... more
L’ecologia di cui intendiamo occuparci, in questo breve scritto, e la scienza ecologica. Perche l’ecologia non e solo una scienza, ma anche un’ideologia, un pensiero politico ed una visione del mondo, e, talvolta, e tutto questo insieme. La nostra analisi non ha dunque lo scopo di analizzare i fondamenti delle diverse posizioni in campo ecologico, che esse siano antropocentriche, biocentriche, o altro. Il nostro fine e quello di ripercorrere in breve la storia della scienza ecologica, ponendo particolare attenzione sui risvolti attuali di questa scienza.
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In this paper, we focus on a novel bioethical approach concerning the ethical implications of the Social Determinants of Health (SDs) in the time of COVID-19, offering a fresh interpretation of our agency and responsibility in the current... more
In this paper, we focus on a novel bioethical approach concerning the ethical implications of the Social Determinants of Health (SDs) in the time of COVID-19, offering a fresh interpretation of our agency and responsibility in the current pandemic era. Our interpretation is grounded on the idea that our health basically depends on factors that go beyond our organism. In this sense, we stress the radical importance of circumstances to ethically assess an action, in the current pandemic context. Moreover, due the centrality of the SDs in our bioethical assessments—that implies that our health does not exclusively depend on our choices, behaviors, and lifestyle—we can affirm that we are not entirely responsible for our wellness or diseases. As health depends on economic, social, cultural, and environmental factors, we argue that the analysis of personal responsibility facing personal health status should receive further consideration. In this sense, following the “social connection mod...
The present article offers an analysis from a bioethical perspective of the treatment provided to senior citizens in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. To begin with, the article highlights the paradox that exists when measures are... more
The present article offers an analysis from a bioethical perspective of the treatment provided to senior citizens in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. To begin with, the article highlights the paradox that exists when measures are adopted for the care of elderly people during a pandemic, and in some occasions the age of the patient is the determining factor for deciding whether to provide care or not in cases of scarcity. The question that arises then is: What is the adequate treatment for senior citizens? Using the Inter-American Convention on the Protection of the Human Rights of Elderly Persons as a point of reference, this article assesses the problem of the scarce resource allocation in the Third Age during a pandemic. As a conclusion, the pandemic is a great opportunity to reflect on the respect that we should give to every human being at every stage of his/her life.
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Este artículo se presenta como una reflexión ética y jurídica acerca de la tendencia actual de los padres a rechazar la vacunación de sus hijos en un régimen jurídico que establece la obligatoriedad de determinadas vacunas. Se analizan... more
Este artículo se presenta como una reflexión ética y jurídica acerca de la tendencia actual de los padres a rechazar la vacunación de sus hijos en un régimen jurídico que establece la obligatoriedad de determinadas vacunas. Se analizan los principales argumentos que los padres usan para rechazar las vacunaciones obligatorias, y, en concreto: el temor a los efectos negativos que la vacunación pueda provocar en el menor; la violación del “derecho a la autonomía”; las creencias religiosas o pseudofilosóficas; la resistencia a la intervención del Estado en asuntos personales o familiares. De esto, nace un necesario análisis ético sobre la vacunación infantil. Finalmente, se discute la responsabilidad de los padres y del Estado (autoridad sanitaria) en el cuidado de los menores de edad. La vacunación es un beneficio tanto para el inoculado como para la comunidad, la mejor política preventiva. Al mismo tiempo, se configura como un caso complejo que demanda un debate profundo, cuyo fin deb...
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La actual crisis sanitaria nos invita a repensar el actual modelo de salud, as´ı como sus implicaciones antropolo´gicas, sociales y econo´micas. A partir de una breve historia del concepto de salud, en este art´ıculo tratamos de... more
La actual crisis sanitaria nos invita a repensar el actual modelo de salud, as´ı como sus implicaciones antropolo´gicas, sociales y econo´micas. A partir de una breve historia del concepto de salud, en este art´ıculo tratamos de evidenciar los cambios que ese mismo concepto ha implicado a nivel de relaci´on m´edico-paciente y a nivel de relaciones sociales. Un nuevo paradigma de salud, m´as ajustado a los nuevos feno´menos globales que esta´n aconteciendo, implica tambi´en una critica a los enfoques individualistas, reduccionistas, tecnocr´aticos y economicistas que se encontraban en la ra´ız del "antiguo" modelo de salud. Por u´ltimo, proponemos el modelo One Health como una posible respuesta a los problemas teo´ricos del "antiguo paradigma" de salud, fuertemente enfatizados por la crisis sanitaria actual.
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The present article deals with the subject of the contemporary concern towards recent technological developments, starting with the current discussion about the topic of perfection. Precisely, one of the hypotheses regarding the causes of... more
The present article deals with the subject of the contemporary concern towards recent technological developments, starting with the current discussion about the topic of perfection. Precisely, one of the hypotheses regarding the causes of this concern is the model of perfection that the society of the technological civilization is promoting: an unattainable model. Once we have clarified the fact that the idea of perfection, which inspires contemporaneity, is an "intramundane metaphysical perfection" that seeks to eliminate certain undesired corporeal aspects, we can argue that the current social and cultural models cannot be attained for four main reasons: they are extrinsic, globalized, unreal, and dependent on the logic of technology. In this context, and based on these models, the main ethical objective of human beings becomes impossible: to be oneself.
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Resumen Repensar la naturaleza en la época actual significa enfrentar las nuevas perspectivas desarrolladas por la ética ambiental, es decir, las respuestas a la crisis ecológica contemporánea. Los dos paradigmas ambientales principales,... more
Resumen Repensar la naturaleza en la época actual significa enfrentar las nuevas perspectivas desarrolladas por la ética ambiental, es decir, las respuestas a la crisis ecológica contemporánea. Los dos paradigmas ambientales principales, biocentrismo y antropocentrismo, antes que ser paradigmas éticos son dos visiones antropológicas desarrolladas a partir de una cierta idea del puesto del ser humano en el cosmos. En este sentido, el objeto de este artículo es destacar el hecho de que la ecología es una antropología y, debido a esto, para repensar la naturaleza tenemos que reformular nuestra visión antropológica, dada la insuficiencia a nivel teórico de los principales paradigmas ambientales.
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espanolGran parte de las contribuciones actuales de etica ambiental sufren de un acercamiento retorico regresivo, en cuanto enfatizan el poder destructivo del hombre en vez de sus potencialidades constructivas: la etica se transforma asi... more
espanolGran parte de las contribuciones actuales de etica ambiental sufren de un acercamiento retorico regresivo, en cuanto enfatizan el poder destructivo del hombre en vez de sus potencialidades constructivas: la etica se transforma asi en “ciencia triste”, llamada a limitar las posibilidades humanas de intervenir sobre el ambiente. La intencion de Arne Naess consiste en el rescatar de tal degradacion la etica ambiental mediante un acercamiento retorico progresivo, fundado sobre una concentracion relacional del ser humano y del ser viviente. El camino emprendido por Naess –bien ejemplificado en el escrito “Ecology, Community and Lifestyle”- toma pie de una consideracion y de una interpretacion de la experiencia espontanea y llega a la elaboracion de una semantica coherente con ella. La primera ensenanza que dicha experiencia espontanea nos revela, es nuestro ser inmersos en un contexto vital relacional, del cual dependemos, y que continuamente nos forma y constituye: para interpret...
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This article is an ethical and legal reflection about the current trend of parents to refuse vaccination of their children under a legal regime that establishes mandatory use of certain vaccines. We analyze the main arguments used by... more
This article is an ethical and legal reflection about the current trend of parents to refuse vaccination of their children under a legal regime that establishes mandatory use of certain vaccines. We analyze the main arguments used by parents to refuse obligatory vaccination, i.e., the fear of the negative effects that vaccination may have on the child; the violation of the "right to autonomy"; religious or pseudo-philosophical beliefs; and the resistance to the State intervention in personal or family mat ters. Therefore, this statement implies a necessary ethical analysis of childhood vaccination. Finally, it will be discussed the responsibility of parents and the State -the health authority- in the care of mi nors. Vaccination is a benefit for both the inoculated and the community, the best preventive policy. At the same time, it is considered a complex case that demands a profound debate, whose purpose should be the transition from an apparent conflict between parents a...
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The connection between human ecology and the great theme of food (and human nutrition) is immediately apparent: there is no other living being that changes the environment so radically for its own nutritional needs as the human being. It... more
The connection between human ecology and the great theme of food (and human nutrition) is immediately apparent: there is no other living being that changes the environment so radically for its own nutritional needs as the human being. It will perhaps be objected: every living creature tends to alter the ecosystem for their livelihood needs, and this is certainly true. The difference between the human beings and other species, however, is not so much a quantitatively broader change in nature (on a larger scale), but in a qualitatively more profound transformation: humans have the power to control and dominate the natural world with technology, as Francis Bacon argued (Merchant 2006, p. 518). It is precisely because of this human power that the need to rethink the relationship between humans and their environment arises, starting from the conceptual tool of human ecology – a very recent discipline that has as its theme the impact of the human species on the ecosystem. The issue of food is such a special interest in human ecology because it intercepts major ecological issues (pollution, changing the landscape, the use of harmful substances, population overcrowding, the waste of natural resources, etc.) and can be a source of resolutions for the same being that causes such problems: the human being. In this sense, the approach of human ecology is radically different from that of the more famous deep ecology, which “explains the ecological crisis as the outcome of the anthropocentric humanism that is central to the leading ideologies of modernity” (Zimmerman 1994, pp. 1–2) and states that “man could be described as a highly destructive parasite who threatens to destroy his host – the natural world – and eventually himself” (Bookchin 2004, p. 23); in this regard, human beings can easily be seen as a “cancer on the planet,” because of their destructive power, as effectively expressed by Dave Foreman: “Our environmental problems originate in the hubris of imagining ourselves as the central nervous system or the brain of nature. We’re not the brain, we are a cancer on nature” (Foreman 1990, p. 48). At the same time, however, human ecology also distances itself from shallow ecology, which, by supporting the unconditional superiority of man over other living beings, interprets nature as a supply of more or less finite resources. In this regard, Warnick Fox writes:
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RESUMEN: En este artículo se argumenta que es necesario volver a la propuesta de Potter para redescubrir una idea de bioética más amplia de la sola ética médica, y fuertemente vinculada a la ética ambiental. Las dos disciplinas comparten,... more
RESUMEN: En este artículo se argumenta que es necesario volver a la propuesta de Potter para redescubrir una idea de bioética más amplia de la sola ética médica, y fuertemente vinculada a la ética ambiental. Las dos disciplinas comparten, entre las otras, las siguientes dimensiones: la conciencia del pecado surgida como consecuencia de los recientes desarrollos tecnológicos; la necesidad de una salvación; la necesidad de una ciencia de la supervivencia; la sabiduría como una posible solución. Con referencia a este último aspecto, la obra de Van Rennselaer Potter (padre de la bioética) y la de Arne Naess (padre de la ecología profunda, y, en un sentido más amplio, de la ética ambiental) están particularmente vinculadas: la sabiduría parece ser la virtud que puede todavía ofrecer respuestas sobre nuestra manera de habitar el mundo. Por último, vamos a tratar de argumentar sobre la necesidad de una sabiduría practica (phronesis) para el futuro de la ética ambiental. ABSTRACT: This arti...
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The focal point of posthumanism consists not as such in an a-critical acceptance of the technological promises - like there is for transhumanism - but in a total contamination and hybridization of human beings with other living beings and... more
The focal point of posthumanism consists not as such in an a-critical acceptance of the technological promises - like there is for transhumanism - but in a total contamination and hybridization of human beings with other living beings and machines (these are the two main forms of contamination). The change of perspective untaken by posthumanism would be, thus, a paradigmatic shift in anthropology. As with ecologism, posthumanism, in order to obtain total contamination and man's openness to otherness, proposes the elimination and the fluidification of boundaries, thus even denying man's identity, and, with it, the very possibility of openness. However, by denying the identity, one denies the condition of possibility of thought, just as it has been manifested in history until now: hence we understand how, primarily, posthumanism is not configured as an adequate philosophical reflection, but as a narrative that takes origin from certain requirements, which are eminently human, ...
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More and more seems to be necessary to find new ways of communication between medical doctors and bioethicists in order to build a shared vocabulary and to prevent conflicts: many bioethical problems seem to be caused by the lack of... more
More and more seems to be necessary to find new ways of communication between medical doctors and bioethicists in order to build a shared vocabulary and to prevent conflicts: many bioethical problems seem to be caused by the lack of dialogue between them, which both seem to speak two different languages. Improving this dialogue means searching new languages and innovative forms of communication: the narration could be a really effective tool to enhance the physicians' and bioethicist's moral conscience, since it facilitates reasoning on someone's particular experience, and, ultimately, on our experience. Starting from the results of a questionnaire administered to a group of students of the Faculty of Medicine and Surgery of the University Campus Bio-Medico we present a theoretical discussion about the need for more dialogue and for a shared vocabulary in medical experiences. In this regard, we suggest as a possible solution to the conflicts among medical doctors and bio...
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The focal point of posthumanism consists not as such in an a-critical acceptance of the technological promises – like there is for transhumanism – but in a total contamination and hybridization of human beings with other living beings and... more
The focal point of posthumanism consists not as such in an a-critical acceptance of the technological promises – like there is for transhumanism – but in a total contamination and hybridization of human beings with other living beings and machines (these are the two main forms of contamination). The change of perspective untaken by posthumanism would be, thus, a paradigmatic shift in anthropology. As with ecologism, posthumanism, in order to obtain total contamination and man’s openness to otherness, proposes the elimination and the fluidification of boundaries, thus even denying man’s identity, and, with it, the very possibility of openness. However, by denying the identity, one denies the condition of possibility of thought, just as it has been manifested in history until now: hence we understand how, primarily, posthumanism is not configured as an adequate philosophical reflection, but as a narrative that takes origin from certain requirements, which are eminently human, and that...
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The present article deals with the subject of the contemporary concern towards recent technological developments, starting with the current discussion about the topic of perfection. Precisely, one of the hypotheses regarding the causes of... more
The present article deals with the subject of the contemporary concern towards recent technological developments, starting with the current discussion about the topic of perfection. Precisely, one of the hypotheses regarding the causes of this concern is the model of perfection that the society of the technological civilization is promoting: an unattainable model. Once we have clarified the fact that the idea of perfection, which inspires contemporaneity, is an “intramundane metaphysical perfection” that seeks to eliminate certain undesired corporeal aspects, we can argue that the current social and cultural models cannot be attained for four main reasons: they are extrinsic, globalized, unreal, and dependent on the logic of technology. In this context, and based on these models, the main ethical objective of human beings becomes impossible: to be oneself.
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Sostenemos que, siendo el acto de comer racional y relacional, también debe ser un tema educativo que tiene que ver con la sociedad y el ambiente, la política y la salud, los gustos y las tendencias, así como los factores genéticos y... more
Sostenemos que, siendo el acto de comer racional y relacional, también debe ser un tema educativo que tiene que ver con la sociedad y el ambiente, la política y la salud, los gustos y las tendencias, así como los factores genéticos y epigenéticos. Esta hipótesis tiene que ver con una cierta teoría del acto humano y una antropología basada en las especulaciones filosóficas de MacIntyre y Aristóteles. En este sentido, argumentamos que las opciones alimenticias son un “híbrido de libertad”, racionalidad, y elementos inconscientes y ambientales, y se relacionan con las dimensiones espirituales y biológicas de los seres humanos. Finalmente, sugerimos que debemos cambiar los hábitos humanos para transformar la forma humana de actuar, ya que cada acto humano puede cambiar la esencia humana y viceversa.
Posthumanism is a myth. This does not mean to say that it constitutes a narrative devoid of any foundation, inspired by mere fantasy, far from it. The myth, as shown by Ries, Eliade and Lévi Strauss on several occasions, is based on... more
Posthumanism is a myth. This does not mean to say that it constitutes a narrative devoid of any foundation, inspired by mere fantasy, far from it. The myth, as shown by Ries, Eliade and Lévi Strauss on several occasions, is based on something real and true, and appeals to conceptual structures that keep it away from a mere scientific report: having had to do with the essence of things, it does not even have a purpose of classification in a given place or time. In this sense, the posthuman myth lives outside of time and out of the common space of existence, or perhaps, it lives in its own time and in its own space. Just like the myth, posthumanism lives in consciousness: to prove this assumption, we will discuss in greater depth the spatial and temporal coordinates of posthumanism, as well as its cosmological and anthropological point of view. Once demonstrated its mythical essence, it will therefore be easier to remember how the posthuman myth - despite intending to present itself a...
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The present article deals with the subject of the contemporary concern towards recent technological developments, starting with the current discussion about the topic of perfection. Precisely, one of the hypotheses regarding the causes of... more
The present article deals with the subject of the contemporary concern towards recent technological developments, starting with the current discussion about the topic of perfection. Precisely, one of the hypotheses regarding the causes of this concern is the model of perfection that the society of the technological civilization is promoting: an unattainable model. Once we have clarified the fact that the idea of perfection, which inspires contemporaneity, is an “intramundane metaphysical perfection” that seeks to eliminate certain undesired corporeal aspects, we can argue that the current social and cultural models cannot be attained for four main reasons: they are extrinsic, globalized, unreal, and dependent on the logic of technology. In this context, and based on these models, the main ethical objective of human beings becomes impossible: to be oneself. Palabras clave: Perfection; Biotechnology; Society; Human Enhancement Resumen: El presente artículo aborda el tema de la preocup...
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La necesidad de una ética ambiental orientada hacia el futuro –y, por tanto, de discutir y reflexionar sobre el futuro de la ética ambiental– encuentra su razón más profunda en la necesidad de la ética ambiental en sí, es decir, en la... more
La necesidad de una ética ambiental orientada hacia el futuro –y, por tanto, de discutir y reflexionar sobre el futuro de la ética ambiental– encuentra su razón más profunda en la necesidad de la ética ambiental en sí, es decir, en la justificación teórica de la existencia de una nueva disciplina que ponga en cuestión la relación del ser humano con la naturaleza. En este sentido, creemos que para poder mirar hacia el futuro y también hacia la posibilidad de la existencia de una disciplina que tenga buenos frutos se debe volver a sus raíces, es decir, a su consistencia teórica desde su nacimiento. Es precisamente por esta razón que nos parece necesario, para aclarar la consistencia teórica de la ética ambiental actual, volver al año 1973, año especialmente fructífero para esta disciplina: no sólo comenzó, con la publicación de The Shallow and the Deep1, la historia de la ecología profunda y la aventura ecosófica de Arne Næss, sino también empezó el debate sobre la licitud de la misma...
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Posthumanism is a myth. This does not mean to say that it constitutes a narrative devoid of any foundation, inspired by mere fantasy, far from it. The myth, as shown by Ries, Eliade and Lévi Strauss on several occasions, is based on... more
Posthumanism is a myth. This does not mean to say that it constitutes a narrative devoid of any foundation, inspired by mere fantasy, far from it. The myth, as shown by Ries, Eliade and Lévi Strauss on several occasions, is based on something real and true, and appeals to conceptual structures that keep it away from a mere scientific report: having had to do with the essence of things, it does not even have a purpose of classification in a given place or time. In this sense, the posthuman myth lives outside of time and out of the common space of existence, or perhaps, it lives in its own time and in its own space. Just like the myth, posthumanism lives in consciousness: to prove this assumption, we will discuss in greater depth the spatial and temporal coordinates of posthumanism, as well as its cosmological and anthropological point of view. Once demonstrated its mythical essence, it will therefore be easier to remember how the posthuman myth - despite intending to present itself a...
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The crisis and the changes discussed in this book are not only environmental, but also socio-environmental: as humans, we are part of this crisis and responsible actors for finding possible solutions. We appear to live in a catastrophic... more
The crisis and the changes discussed in this book are not only environmental, but also socio-environmental: as humans, we are part of this crisis and responsible actors for finding possible solutions. We appear to live in a catastrophic era, better characterized as Capitalocene than Anthropocene, where unregulated capitalism, directly or indirectly, refuses its role to face the deep socio-environmental crisis. Although the diagnoses of the problems are well known, there is a lack of leadership regarding the establishment of a world comprehensive map-road, which could lead not only to deal with the different crisis more efficiently, but also to involve people more directly in the decisional processes. In this regard, leadership is about to create a sense of mission, to motivate others to join them on that mission, to create and adaptive social architecture for the followers, to develop other leaders and to “get the job done.” In this sense, we do not even need technological solutions...
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The focal point of posthumanism consists not as such in an a-critical acceptance of the technological promises – like there is for transhumanism – but in a total contamination and hybridization of human beings with other living beings and... more
The focal point of posthumanism consists not as such in an a-critical acceptance of the technological promises – like there is for transhumanism – but in a total contamination and hybridization of human beings with other living beings and machines (these are the two main forms of contamination). The change of perspective untaken by posthumanism would be, thus, a paradigmatic shift in anthropology. As with ecologism, posthumanism, in order to obtain total contamination and man’s openness to otherness, proposes the elimination and the fluidification of boundaries, thus even denying man’s identity, and, with it, the very possibility of openness. However, by denying the identity, one denies the condition of possibility of thought, just as it has been manifested in history until now: hence we understand how, primarily, posthumanism is not configured as an adequate philosophical reflection, but as a narrative that takes origin from certain requirements, which are eminently human, and that...
The COVID-19 pandemic highlights the relevance of adequate decision making at both public health and healthcare levels. A bioethical response to the demand for medical care, supplies and access to critical care is needed. Ethically sound... more
The COVID-19 pandemic highlights the relevance of adequate decision making at both public health and healthcare levels. A bioethical response to the demand for medical care, supplies and access to critical care is needed. Ethically sound strategies are required for the allocation of increasingly scarce resources, such as rationing critical care beds. In this regard, it is worth mentioning the so-called ‘last bed dilemma’. In this paper, we examine this dilemma, pointing out the main criteria used to solve it and argue that we cannot face these ethical issues as though they are only a dilemma. A more complex ethical view regarding the care of COVID-19 patients that is focused on proportional and ordinary treatments is required. Furthermore, discussions and forward planning are essential because deliberation becomes extremely complex during an emergency and the physicians’ sense of responsibility may be increased if it is faced only as a moral dilemma.
The latest technological developments are even more requiring a paradigm shift and a change in our worldview, together with a new reflection about our position in the cosmos. One of the most evident consequences of the recent... more
The latest technological developments are even more requiring a paradigm shift and a change in our worldview, together with a new reflection about our position in the cosmos. One of the most evident consequences of the recent technological developments is the current “ecological question”, and with it the rise of some philosophies that are trying to rethink the cosmological and metaphysical question as well. Deep ecology wants, in fact, to respond precisely to the current questions generated by the development of new technologies, through a worldview that very often lies in the ontology of processes (as in the case of transpersonal ecology), which is also the theoretical basis of posthumanism. Within the theoretical framework of these paradigms, it is not possible to raise the question of human dignity, since the limits that define human beings are not recognized. We argue that it will be possible to take into account human dignity only starting from a human ecology, which recognize...