| Journal: | Ludus vitalis |
| Database: | CLASE |
| System number: | 000406352 |
| ISSN: | 1133-5165 |
| Authors: | Holland, Alan1 |
| Institutions: | 1Lancaster University, Department of Philosophy, Lancaster, Lancashire. Reino Unido |
| Year: | 2014 |
| Volumen: | 22 |
| Number: | 41 |
| Pages: | 205-225 |
| Country: | México |
| Language: | Inglés |
| Document type: | Artículo |
| Approach: | Analítico |
| English abstract | A popular objection to various applications of biotechnology is that they are "unnatural". The objection is usually dismissed by academics and policy-markers alike. Sometimes it is treated by them as a mere expression of distate. At other times "being unnatural" is confused with "being artificial" a confusion wich then feeds the misguided observation that if you object to unnaturalness as such, you will end up objecting to almost everything that humans do. Either way, the supposed consequence is that the objection can safely be ignored. In response, this paper takes some initial steps towards rescuing the concept of unnaturalness as a potential term of critical appraisal in public policy. First, an analysis of the concept is offered that diferentiates it from concepts with wich ii is commonly confused and identities that feature of a thing, event or action that the term is commonly used to designate. Second, this analysis is used to illustrate the kinds of discrimination that the term, this understood, might usefully be deployed te express. It is concluided that the concept of "unnaturalness" could mark out a valuable space for critical relfection both in the environmental sphere and, in the sphere of medical technology |
| Disciplines: | Filosofía |
| Keyword: | Etica, Bioética, Naturaleza, Artificialidad, Etica aplicada, Cultura, Biotecnología, Conceptos |
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