bioconservatism
bioconservatism noun: a stance of skepticism regarding radical technological changes that challenge traditional notions of what it means to be human, including human uniqueness, physiological and genetic determinism, etc.
Noun
bioconservatism (uncountable)
- A stance of skepticism regarding radical technological changes that challenge traditional notions of what it means to be human, including human uniqueness, physiological and genetic determinism, etc.
- But the charge of bioconservatism greatly misrepresents the nature and underestimates the profundity of Kass's philosophical position within the constellation of reflection that has come to be known as "bioethics" (see Vogel 2006).2010, Adam Briggle, A Rich Bioethics
- Rather than assuming that experimentation with the conceptual and moral foundations of culture is essential to social progress, cultural bioconservatism is oriented toward conserving and renewing traditions that have proven over time to contribute to a community of morally reciprocal relationships...2011, C. A. Bowers, Let Them Eat Data
Origin of bioconservatism
From bio- + conservatism.
Questions about bioconservatism
- What does bioconservatism mean?
- Bioconservatism means a stance of skepticism regarding radical technological changes that challenge traditional notions of what it means to be human, including human uniqueness, physiological and genetic determinism, etc.
- What part of speech is bioconservatism?
- Bioconservatism is a noun.
Words near bioconservatism in the dictionary
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