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  • 1Centre for Research Ethics and Bioethics, Uppsala University, Box 564, Uppsala, 751 22, Sweden. luis.demiranda@uu.se.

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This study redefines bioethics as bios ethikos, focusing on meaningful life conditions. It introduces the existential remainder and a new framework (PEWS + C) for ethical reflection on lived existence.

Keywords:
4E CognitionBioethicsBios ethikosExistential remainder, Philosophical health

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Area of Science:

  • Philosophy of Medicine
  • Bioethics
  • Ethical Theory

Background:

  • Distinguishes between zoē (biological life) and bios (meaningful human life).
  • Identifies the need for ethical reflection on the conditions that make life meaningful and inhabitable.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To reconceive bioethics as 'bios ethikos' (ethical reflection on meaningful life).
  • To introduce the concept of the 'existential remainder' in ethical deliberation.
  • To propose a new structural orientation for ethical thinking.

Main Methods:

  • Genealogical analysis of zoē and bios.
  • Conceptual development of 'existential remainder'.
  • Introduction of the heuristic formula T = PEWS + C for ethical thinking.

Main Results:

  • Ethical thinking (T) is distributed across Person, Earth, Work, and Society (PEWS), plus creative openness (C).
  • The 'existential remainder' highlights under-articulated aspects of lived existence.
  • PEWS-oriented evaluation can be operationalized through integrative tools.

Conclusions:

  • Bioethics should reflect on whether life governance sustains meaningful existence.
  • The proposed framework (PEWS + C) offers a renewed structure for ethical reflection.
  • Vigilance toward existential creativity is crucial for inhabitable life.