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La filosofía de la biología como disciplina autónoma
Garcia-Barranquero, Pablo (2016-07-08)En la presente conferencia tengo la intención de seguir la siguiente estructura: 1. Exponer una introducción sobre qué es la filosofía de la biología. 2. Argumentar y justificar la interdisciplinariedad de la filosofía ... -
Is Aging a Disease? The Philosophical Debate between Bioconservatives and Transhumanists on Life Extension
Garcia-Barranquero, Pablo (UMA Editorial, 2020-09-04)A profound revolution is afoot in the biomedical sciences. Aging is typically understood as a biological process of growing older with deleterious effects on our cognitive and physical capacities—a natural, normal, and ... -
Is aging a disease? The theoretical definition of aging in the light of the philosophy of medicine
Saborido, Cristian; Garcia-Barranquero, Pablo (2019-11-19)In this talk, I attempt to shed light on the philosophical debate about the theoretical definition of aging from the discussion of the notion of disease in the philosophy of medicine. As a result, I introduce a concrete ... -
Longer Lives?: Understanding the Human Life Extension Possibilities
Garcia-Barranquero, Pablo (2017-09-20)Over the last few years, ethical and social issues related to life extension have gathered much attention among biologists, medical doctors and philosophers. However, despite the general agreement on the importance of life ... -
A new framework for thinking about life extension
Garcia-Barranquero, Pablo (2019-01-08)I propose an alternative framework for resolving the debate about life extension. This model builds upon the distinctions that Juengst (et al. 2003) and Wareham (2016) make about different levels and means to control human ... -
Old ideas from a new philosophical model: levels and means of human life extension
Garcia-Barranquero, Pablo (2018-09-24)Since 2000, the possibility of extending human lifespan has been a highly debated topic by both biomedical scientists (de Grey and Rae, 2007; Olshansky & Carnes, 2002) and philosophers (Agar, 2010; Overall, 2003). One kind ... -
Razones por las que el envejecimiento (biológico) es indeseable.
García-Barranquero, Pablo (2023)Las posibilidades técnicas de la biomedicina abren la posibilidad de intervenir en el propio envejecimiento con el objetivo de mitigarlo, reducirlo o eliminarlo. Sin embargo, antes de emprender estos cambios o rechazarlos ... -
Sobre la extensión de la vida humana: bases para crear un sistema
Garcia-Barranquero, Pablo (2016-11-07)En esta comunicación pretendo arrojar algo de luz al debate en torno al concepto de extensión de la vida humana. Para ello, ofreceré una definición ajustada de qué se puede considerar en general como extensión de la vida ...