BIO-ETHICS: PAST, PRESENT, AND FUTURE

Authors

  • Natacha Salome Lima University of Buenos Aires
  • Predrag Cicovacki

Keywords:

bioethics, bio politics, genealogy, techno-scientific rationality, assisted reproductive technologies

Abstract

Our paper deals with the tension that exists in the very name of bioethics, the tension between the natural and the ethical components. We examine the origin of the name “bioethics”, some of its present practices and issues, and anticipate future developments of this growing field. The past and the present do not bring an accepted resolution of the tension in question, and our hope is that by focusing on its significance, further research can clarify and define the very identity of the field. 

 

Author Biography

Natacha Salome Lima, University of Buenos Aires

Department of Psychology, Ethics and Human Rights

Published

2015-02-12

Issue

Vol. 5 No. 2 (2014): Jahr - European Journal of Bioethics

Section

Articles

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