Bioethics and counterculture: the Biopunk and DIYBio ethics

Transhumanism coexists with humanity. The present reflection analyzes the Biopunk, a countercultural movement that breaks with the traditional ways of investigating Big Science. That frames his investigative management in the DIYBio ethic —Do It Yourself, do it yourself—, enriching the technoscienti...

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Published in:Revista Colombiana de Bioética 2019-07, Vol.14 (2), p.53-63
Main Author: Luis Felipe Ramírez-Gil
Format: Article
Language:Spanish
Subjects:
autonomy
bioethics
bioharcker
biopunk
cyberpunk
cypherpunk
diy
hacker
justice
punk rock
vulnerabi-lity
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Summary:Transhumanism coexists with humanity. The present reflection analyzes the Biopunk, a countercultural movement that breaks with the traditional ways of investigating Big Science. That frames his investigative management in the DIYBio ethic —Do It Yourself, do it yourself—, enriching the technoscientific channels from the Small Science. Performing a tracking from the punk rock movement of the seventies, going through the Cyber and Cypherpunk, coming to Biopunk and the actions of biohackers, their ethical bases are contrasted with the autonomy, vulnerability and justice of bioethics. A field is identified which bioethics has not occupied; his encounter with Biopunk and the way he could make his approach to the mentioned countercultural movement.
ISSN:1900-6896
2590-9452
DOI:10.18270/rcb.v14i2.2443