Abstract

CONTRERAS, Joan. UTILITARIAN PHILOSOPHY IN THE HUMAN BEING AND PERSON CONCEPTS AS A CURRENT BIOETHICAL PROBLEM. pers.bioét. [online]. 2024, vol.28, n.1, e2818.  Epub July 09, 2024. ISSN 0123-3122.  https://doi.org/10.5294/pebi.2024.28.1.8.

This research work aims to identify the modern utilitarian premises regarding the duality of the concepts of human being and person. This school of thought is responsible for the etymological nuances of what it means to be a human being and consequently what a person is, key definitions to understand vital issues such as abortion, euthanasia, and frozen embryos. Through the state of the art, textual criticism, and bioethical analysis of the utilitarian philosophy, we intend to show how it has permeated the culture of postmodern society to the point of giving rise to a movement that may redefine human nature and condition and build an archetype of what a person is in the strict sense of utilitarianism, i.e., from their autonomy, functionality, and fully rational faculties. This poses a bioethical problem in establishing an objective defense of human dignity.

Keywords : Utilitarianism; person; human being; human nature; contemporary philosophy; dignity.

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