Examinando por Autor "Escobar Restrepo, Gustavo Adolfo"

Mostrando 1 - 1 de 1
  • No hay miniatura disponible
    Ítem
    La asincronía entre la ciencia y la ética : un reto para la supervivencia
    (Universidad EAFIT, 2023) Escobar Restrepo, Gustavo Adolfo; Vélez López, Germán Darío
    This paper aims to find the state of the matter regarding the solvency of an useful and valid ethical framework to face the unintentional challenges of science, impassive, in particular genetic engineering, impacting humanity’s concept of good and virtue. Assuming different perspectives, some catastrophic, some moderate and some hopeful, the concepts and recommendations of scientists and international entities are reviewed. Furthermore, the perceptions of three contemporary thinkers on the issues generated by the science of genetic engineering and human genome modifications are also reviewed, which open the doors to a potential and new eugenics, both liberal and totalitarian, with the effects on an individual’s self-understanding as well as the ethical understanding and validity of the species. The paper’s hypothesis indicates that there is currently an important asynchrony between science and ethics, stating that there is no ethical capacity leading humanity through time and evolution, seeking the survival of the species or accompanying it on its journey to a new era and a new humanity.