Open AccessTechno-progressives versus bio-conservatives
Author(s) -
Francesc Torralba Roselló
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
aloma
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.198
H-Index - 3
eISSN - 2339-9694
pISSN - 1138-3194
DOI - 10.51698/aloma.2018.36.1.11-18
Subject(s) - transhumanism , perspective (graphical) , epistemology , equity (law) , law and economics , political science , environmental ethics , sociology , engineering ethics , positive economics , law , philosophy , economics , engineering , computer science , artificial intelligence
The aim of this article is to present the intellectual debate between techno-progressive and bio-conservative thinkers. The examination of the clash between these two schools of thought will take the form of an examination of their respective arguments and will go on to explore the possibility of a middle way between the two positions. The final section of the article consists of a critique of transhumanism from the perspective of the ethical principle of equity.