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Inżynieria genetyczna w świetle dialektyki oświecenia
Genetic Engineering in the Light of Dialectics of Enlightenment

Author(s): Ryszard F. Sadowski
Subject(s): Philosophy, Ethics / Practical Philosophy
Published by: Wydawnictwo Naukowe Uniwersytetu Kardynała Stefana Wyszyńskiego w Warszawie
Keywords: modernity; dialectics of enlightenment; genetic engineering

Summary/Abstract: This article presents ambivalent character of the Enlightenment’s legacy, which aside from promised progress brought also new dangers. The essay also presents historical examples of creating “new world” and “new human” and dangers connecting with these attempts. The biggest contemporary challenge concerning this issue is using genetic engineering. The most dangerous contemporary threat for homo oecologicus and “ecozoic era” is applying of violence and creating “ecological totalitarianism.” The hope for the restoration of a ravaged world gives philosophical reflection and biological potential of man for recognizing values and sense of the world. One interesting solution is K.M. Meyer-Abich’s concept of “ecological revolution.”

  • Issue Year: 13/2015
  • Issue No: 2
  • Page Range: 9-28
  • Page Count: 20
  • Language: Polish