Contributions for Environmental Bioethics and Human Cohabitation From a Relational Perspective

Authors

  • Héctor Blas-Lahitte Author Universidad Nacional de La Plata
  • María José Sánchez-Vásquez Author Universidad Nacional de La Plata

Keywords:

ethics, bioethics, environment, nature, culture, epistemology

Abstract

This article shows the need to establish a correlation between man and the natural and cultural environment as a unit for survival. Ecoethics main contributions to bioethics are developed from a relational perspective. Taking into account the disastrous repercussions on life stemming from techno-industrial development, two extreme positions in environmental ethics are analyzed: anthropocentrism and physiocentrism. Both these positions preserve the traditional dissociation between nature and culture as a base condition. A necessary epistemic change in ecological attitude is proposed, based on a cognitive reorganization to allow for the creation of quality contexts among men as part of the geoculture in which they live.

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Author Biographies

Héctor Blas-Lahitte, Universidad Nacional de La Plata

Doctor en Ciencias Naturales. Profesor Universidad Nacional de La Plata. Investigador Principal Conicet-CIC, República Argentina.

María José Sánchez-Vásquez, Universidad Nacional de La Plata

Magíster en Ética Aplicada. Profesora Universidad Nacional deLa Plata, República Argentina

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Published

2011-09-14

How to Cite

Blas-Lahitte, H., & Sánchez-Vásquez, M. J. (2011). Contributions for Environmental Bioethics and Human Cohabitation From a Relational Perspective. Persona Y Bioética, 15(1), 40–51. Retrieved from https://personaybioetica.unisabana.edu.co/index.php/personaybioetica/article/view/1909

Issue

Vol. 15 No. 1 (2011)

Section

Reflection Article

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