Enhancement Medicine. Questions of Public Ethic
Enhancement Medicine. Questions of Public Ethic
Author(s): Sergio BelardinelliSubject(s): Ethics / Practical Philosophy, Social Philosophy, Philosophy of Science, Health and medicine and law
Published by: Филозофски факултет, Универзитет у Новом Саду
Keywords: Medicine; Health; Enhancement; Bioethics; Biopolitics;
Summary/Abstract: Before medical treatment there is preventative medicine; beyond treatment there is enhancement. This means that health, namely that state which, as Gadamer would say, is “in itself natural” is no longer sufficient, it is necessary to go “beyond”. But in which direction? Toward what idea of health and, above all, toward what idea of man and society? What consequences might new biotechnological developments have on the public domain? The paper traies to give an answer to these questions.
Journal: Arhe
- Issue Year: 2009
- Issue No: 12
- Page Range: 121-128
- Page Count: 8
- Language: English