Biotechnological Creations, Life and the State of Indistinction
Biotechnological Creations, Life and the State of Indistinction
Author(s): Anuradha NayakSubject(s): Philosophy, Ethics / Practical Philosophy, Special Branches of Philosophy, Philosophy of Science
Published by: Институт по философия и социология при БАН
Keywords: Biotechnological embryo; homo sacer; state of indistinction; zoe-bios; Agamben
Summary/Abstract: Humanity is at crossroads of evolution. Modernity has established its omnipresence through science and technology. The impact is so significant that now it has penetrated our genetic structure through biotechnological creations. This brings into question the very foundation of the ideological life on which the edifice of the social structure is built. These new modalities raise unprecedented issues, such as: what is our understanding of life in relation to biotechnological creations, where is the original biological life positioned in such circumstances, why is life in a “state of indistinction” (as identified by Giorgio Agamben in the homo sacer), and is it a compromise at “being human”?
Journal: Balkan Journal of Philosophy
- Issue Year: IX/2017
- Issue No: 2
- Page Range: 91-100
- Page Count: 10
- Language: English