Superheroes and the future of human species. A bioethical look at the X-Men film: days of the future past

Superhero films show us significant attitudes, embodied in characters that, as the main objective, have the obligation to decide in situations where their moral principles are put in question. Their lifes move among a myriad of aspirations and fears that usually end up putting the survival of the hu...

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Main Author: Pedraza, Natalia
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Published: Centro de Investigaciones y Estudios sobre Cultura y Sociedad 2019
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Online Access:https://revistas.unc.edu.ar/index.php/eticaycine/article/view/25088
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description Superhero films show us significant attitudes, embodied in characters that, as the main objective, have the obligation to decide in situations where their moral principles are put in question. Their lifes move among a myriad of aspirations and fears that usually end up putting the survival of the human species at risk. Thus, the superhero must be considered by bioethics, since, this science fiction film confronts us with dilemmatic situations in which our conceptions on topics such as nature, survival and interventions to the human species, demand us to question ourselves about of what we can allow, favor or prohibit, about the use of, for example, biotechnology on human and non-human lifes, highlighting that the limits between human and non-human have become more insecure.
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spelling oai:ojs.revistas.unc.edu.ar:article-250882019-08-05T13:32:05Z Superheroes and the future of human species. A bioethical look at the X-Men film: days of the future past Superhéroes y el futuro de la especie humana. Una mirada bioética al filme X-Men: días del futuro pasado Pedraza, Natalia Superhéroes Cine Ciencia ficción Bioética Modificación genética Superheroes Movies Science fiction Bioethics Genetic modification Superhero films show us significant attitudes, embodied in characters that, as the main objective, have the obligation to decide in situations where their moral principles are put in question. Their lifes move among a myriad of aspirations and fears that usually end up putting the survival of the human species at risk. Thus, the superhero must be considered by bioethics, since, this science fiction film confronts us with dilemmatic situations in which our conceptions on topics such as nature, survival and interventions to the human species, demand us to question ourselves about of what we can allow, favor or prohibit, about the use of, for example, biotechnology on human and non-human lifes, highlighting that the limits between human and non-human have become more insecure. Los filmes de superhéroes nos muestran actitudes significativas, encarnadas en personajes que, como principal objetivo, tienen la obligación de decidir ante situaciones en las cuales sus principios morales se ponen en cuestión. Sus vidas se mueven entre un sinnúmero de aspiraciones y miedos que, usualmente, terminan poniendo en riesgo la supervivencia de la especie humana. Así, el superhéroe debe ser considerado por la bioética, ya que, este cine de ciencia ficción nos enfrenta a situaciones dilemáticas en las que nuestras concepciones sobre temas como la naturaleza, la supervivencia y las intervenciones a la especie humana nos demandan cuestionarnos acerca de qué podemos permitir, favorecer o prohibir, acerca del uso de, por ejemplo, la biotecnología sobre vidas humanas y no humanas, resaltando que, los límites entre humanos y no humanos se han vuelto más inseguros. Centro de Investigaciones y Estudios sobre Cultura y Sociedad 2019-07-19 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion application/pdf https://revistas.unc.edu.ar/index.php/eticaycine/article/view/25088 Ética y Cine Journal; Vol. 9 Núm. 2 (2019): Superhéteros; 27-37 2250-5415 2250-5660 10.31056/2250.5415.v9.n2 spa https://revistas.unc.edu.ar/index.php/eticaycine/article/view/25088/24361 Derechos de autor 2019 Ética y Cine Journal
spellingShingle Superhéroes
Cine
Ciencia ficción
Bioética
Modificación genética
Superheroes
Movies
Science fiction
Bioethics
Genetic modification
Pedraza, Natalia
Superheroes and the future of human species. A bioethical look at the X-Men film: days of the future past
title Superheroes and the future of human species. A bioethical look at the X-Men film: days of the future past
title_alt Superhéroes y el futuro de la especie humana. Una mirada bioética al filme X-Men: días del futuro pasado
title_full Superheroes and the future of human species. A bioethical look at the X-Men film: days of the future past
title_fullStr Superheroes and the future of human species. A bioethical look at the X-Men film: days of the future past
title_full_unstemmed Superheroes and the future of human species. A bioethical look at the X-Men film: days of the future past
title_short Superheroes and the future of human species. A bioethical look at the X-Men film: days of the future past
title_sort superheroes and the future of human species a bioethical look at the x men film days of the future past
topic Superhéroes
Cine
Ciencia ficción
Bioética
Modificación genética
Superheroes
Movies
Science fiction
Bioethics
Genetic modification
topic_facet Superhéroes
Cine
Ciencia ficción
Bioética
Modificación genética
Superheroes
Movies
Science fiction
Bioethics
Genetic modification
url https://revistas.unc.edu.ar/index.php/eticaycine/article/view/25088
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