Bios-Ethics and the Bios Emergency: Finding the Real Work

Area of Science:

• Environmental Ethics
• Bioethics
• Climate Science

Background:

• Traditional bioethics requires re-evaluation in the face of escalating environmental crises.
• The current ecological situation constitutes a fundamental threat to life, termed the "Bios emergency."

Purpose of the Study:

• To propose the transformation of bioethics into "Bios-ethics."
• To establish the Bios emergency as the paramount concern for this new ethical framework.
• To outline the foundational principles and research directions for Bios-ethics.

Main Methods:

• Conceptual analysis of existing ethical frameworks.
• Integration of biocentrism, habitat ethics, and environmental ethics.
• Argumentation for the necessity of Bios-ethics in the current climate emergency.

Main Results:

• The climate emergency is reframed as a "Bios emergency."
• A new ethical paradigm, "Bios-ethics," is proposed to replace traditional bioethics.
• The overwhelming priority of Bios-ethics is identified as addressing the Bios emergency.

Conclusions:

• Urgent conceptual and practical innovations are needed in bioethics.
• Bios-ethics offers a necessary framework for confronting the Bios emergency.
• Further research in Bios-ethics is crucial for ecological survival.