El biopoder de la biotecnología o el biotecnopoder. Aportes para una bio(s)ética

Díaz, Santiago ^[1]
1. [1] Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata
  
  Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata
  
  Argentina
Localización: Ludus vitalis: revista de filosofía de las ciencias de la vida = journal of philosophy of life sciences = revue de philosophie des sciences de la vie, ISSN 1133-5165, Vol. 19, Nº. 36, 2011, págs. 193-211
Idioma: español
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Resumen
- Biotechnological power: some contributions towards a bioethics.It is asked here about the subjectivity to be produced by biotechnology as this power that affects human life, by its new discourses and practices. What kind of subjectivity is made possible with the knowledge and manipulation of the genetic code? What powers do biotechnologies bring about? How does this affect our prospects for new corporal productions? What ethical foundation can be elaborated to solve the bioethical conflicts posit by biotechnologies? An overview of the situation is shown and it is advanced a possible solution to the danger carried by this activities. It should start with the constitution of self-care subjectivity and the ’ethic of convergence’ proposal, in addition to demand for the adequate development of the new technologies, always facing its possible benefits to all humankind. Key words: Power, biopower, biotechnology, genetics, bioethics, convergence ethic, subjectivity, Foucault, philosophy of technology.