| Title |
The Conception of Synthetic Entities from a Personalist Perspective
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|---|---|
| Published in |
Science and Engineering Ethics, October 2017
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| DOI | 10.1007/s11948-017-9994-z |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Lucía Gómez-Tatay, José Miguel Hernández-Andreu, Justo Aznar |
| Abstract |
Synthetic biology opens up the possibility of producing new entities not found in nature, whose classification as organisms or machines has been debated. In this paper we are focusing on the delimitation of the moral value of synthetic products, in order to establish the ethically right way to behave towards them. In order to do so, we use personalism as our ethical framework. First, we examine how we can distinguish between organisms and machines. Next, we discuss whether the products of synthetic biology can be considered organisms at all and assess what their moral value is and how should we behave towards them. Finally, we discuss the hypothetical case of synthetic humans. |
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| Unknown | 4 | 57% |
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| Members of the public | 3 | 43% |
| Scientists | 2 | 29% |
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| Researcher | 2 | 18% |
| Professor | 1 | 9% |
| Lecturer > Senior Lecturer | 1 | 9% |
| Unknown | 7 | 64% |
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| Arts and Humanities | 2 | 18% |
| Philosophy | 1 | 9% |
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