title: Between ethics and technology: Metamorphosis of ethical expertise
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metadata.value: Sinyukova, Natalja A.
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metadata.value: Smirnov, Sergey A.
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metadata.name: dc.date.accessioned
metadata.value: 2022-03-10T09:40:52Z
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metadata.name: dc.date.available
metadata.value: 2022-03-10T09:40:52Z
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metadata.name: dc.date.issued
metadata.value: 2021-12
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metadata.value: Sinyukova N. A., Smirnov S. A. Between ethics and technology: Metamorphosis of ethical expertise. Vestnik of Saint Petersburg University. Philosophy and Conflict Studies, 2021, vol. 37, issue 4, pp. 635–646.
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metadata.value: https://doi.org/10.21638/spbu17.2021.405
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metadata.value: http://hdl.handle.net/11701/35593
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metadata.value: This article analyses the fluidity of a human condition in terms of ethical boundaries. Recent
  technological developments have made the ethical framework of the notion of a human volatile
  and prone to revaluation. This revaluation requires established practices of conduct and
  interpretation of an ethical expertise. The article describes such new forms and ways to make
  them part of the repertoire of established institutions. In addition, the article differentiates the
  specifics of an ethical expertise and a humanitarian one. The former is focused on protecting
  the human condition from technologically-borne distortions and on making such protection
  a part of political and social institutions. The latter, in turn, is designed for the purposes of
  social engineering. It is supposed to help in the development of new social contexts, including
  ones that merge humanity with the results of high-tech endeavours. An ethical expertise is
  more focused on preserving the status quo. A humanitarian expertise is proactive and based
  on non-linear social foresights. The authors believe the reactionary nature of an ethical expertise
  to be the result of widespread shifts in the established definition of a human. This can
  be easily illustrated in such fields as biomedicine and gene research. Namely gene editing and
  major organ transplants can blur the line between human and non-human entities. The article
  points out an ongoing deficiency, on a methodological and conceptual level, when it comes to
  a humanitarian expertise. Furthermore, the article contains the groundwork for articulation
  of a humanitarian expertise. This form of expertise is unique due to its institutional nature and
  inclusion of the role of “researcher-participant,” which an expert is supposed to play. While
  elaborating on the differences between a humanitarian and an ethical expertise, it is noted that
  an ethical expertise aims at preserving the existing norms and boundaries of the notion of a
  human, outlined in treatise and conventions, while a humanitarian expertise strives to recreate
  the norm of a human in accordance with its new state — as a fluid and dynamic category.
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metadata.value: The study was supported by a grant from the Russian Science Foundation (project No. 21-18-00103).
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metadata.value: ru
metadata.lang: en_GB
metadata.name: dc.publisher
metadata.value: St Petersburg State University
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metadata.value: Vestnik of St Petersburg University. Philosophy and Conflict Studies;Volume 37; Issue 4
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metadata.name: dc.subject
metadata.value: ethical expertise
metadata.lang: en_GB
metadata.name: dc.subject
metadata.value: humanitarian expertise
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metadata.name: dc.subject
metadata.value: human
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metadata.name: dc.subject
metadata.value: notion of a human
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metadata.name: dc.subject
metadata.value: human boundaries
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metadata.name: dc.subject
metadata.value: institutional form
metadata.lang: en_GB
metadata.name: dc.title
metadata.value: Between ethics and technology: Metamorphosis of ethical expertise
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metadata.value: Article
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