Fin dalla sua nascita, la bioetica ha rappresentato un approccio interdisciplinare in cui filosofia, teologia, diritto, medicina, scienze sociali e umane si fondono per riflettere sulle complesse interazioni tra vita umana e tecno-scienza. L’obiettivo di questo lavoro è evidenziare il ruolo centrale della letteratura per la riflessione bioetica contemporanea attraverso l’analisi di alcuni romanzi di Margaret Atwood: The Handmaid’s Tale (1985), Oryx and Crake (2003) and The Year of the Flood (2009). In particolare, The Handmaid’s Tale offre numerosi spunti per la discussione di fondamentali temi bioetici quali il biopotere, il corpo femminile e l’etica della riproduzione assistita, mentre Oryx and Crake e The Year of the Flood permettono di analizzare altre questioni bioetiche come l’ecologia e l’etica dell’ingegneria genetica.
Since its birth, bioethics has been an interdisciplinary inquiry blending philosophy, theology, law, medicine, the social sciences and the humanities to reflect on the complex interactions of human life and techno-science. The present work aims to underline the central role of literature for contemporary bioethical reflection by analyzing Margaret Atwood’s cautionary novels The Handmaid’s Tale (1985), Oryx and Crake (2003) and The Year of the Flood (2009). In particular, The Handmaid’s Tale provides a framework for discussion on biopower, the female body and the ethics of ARTs (Assisted Reproduction Technologies), while Oryx and Crake and The Year of the Flood allow us to analyze other bioethical concerns, namely ecology and the ethics of genetic engineering.
Bioethical Issues in Margaret Atwood's Narrative
ADAMI, Valentina
2010-01-01
Abstract
Since its birth, bioethics has been an interdisciplinary inquiry blending philosophy, theology, law, medicine, the social sciences and the humanities to reflect on the complex interactions of human life and techno-science. The present work aims to underline the central role of literature for contemporary bioethical reflection by analyzing Margaret Atwood’s cautionary novels The Handmaid’s Tale (1985), Oryx and Crake (2003) and The Year of the Flood (2009). In particular, The Handmaid’s Tale provides a framework for discussion on biopower, the female body and the ethics of ARTs (Assisted Reproduction Technologies), while Oryx and Crake and The Year of the Flood allow us to analyze other bioethical concerns, namely ecology and the ethics of genetic engineering.File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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