History of bioethics: between a discursive formation and a scientific field

Authors

  • Rodrigo Batagello Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Paraná

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.26512/rbb.v14i0.25573

Keywords:

Historiography of bioethics, bioethical theories, epistemology of bioethics.

Abstract

The history of bioethics can be told from two perspectives: as a discursive formation (Foucault, 2007) and as a scientific field (Bourdieu, 2004). The hypothesis is that when the first initiatives towards systematization of bioethics arose, they found an audience that was receptive to bioethics problems and had already become aware of these through the literature and the mass media. The constitution of the scientific field was preceded by the discursive formation, which was responsible for dissemination and publicity of the moral dilemmas posed by science. The conclusion is that coexistence between significant political power and fragile scientific capital places bioethics in a condition of heteronomy. In other words, it is susceptible to intrusions by non-scientific forces and, instead of providing a new theory of ethics, it has been converted into a kind of biomoralism.

Author Biography

  • Rodrigo Batagello, Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Paraná

    Escola de Ciências da Vida, Programa de Pós-graduação em Bioética, PUCPR, Curitiba, PR, Brasil.

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Published

2019-07-01

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How to Cite

History of bioethics: between a discursive formation and a scientific field. (2019). Revista Brasileira De Bioética, 14, 1-16. https://doi.org/10.26512/rbb.v14i0.25573