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Biopolitics and Bioethics

Although biopolitical theory and bioethical theory emerged approximately at the same time, initiated by similar concerns, they are often considered to be radically different projects, if not implacably opposed to each other, for example, on the line of distinction progressive/conservative, left/right, etc. However, this view is wrong and reveals an ignorance of either biopolitics or bioethics, or both. In this paper I will try to show some of the intersections between biopolitics and bioethics, as well as to prove that their encounters could enhance the consideration of both biopolitical and bioethical issues, including basic concepts such as life and power. Foucault’s contribution to current bioethical debates will also be discussed.

biopolitics; bioethics; philosophy; Michel Foucault

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