RT Article
T1 Humans as Creators of “Life” in a Philosophical-Theological Perspective
JF Theology and science
VO 18
IS 1
SP 99
OP 112
A1 Matern, Harald 1982-
LA English
PB Routledge
YR 2020
UL https://www.ixtheo.de/Record/1726936066
AB Due to current developments in synthetic biology, the question if humans can “create life” has arisen as an issue of public concern. The traditional idea of humanity “playing god” finds expression in many legends and myths. After a short overview on some of these, I will turn to analyze philosophically and theologically whether we should consider ourselves as “co-creators” given our new technical abilities—and what this would mean in ethical terms. I will then argue for an anthropology of humans as creators of the living and an ethics of creation based on natural theological reasoning and eschatological imagination.
K1 Creation
K1 Co-creator
K1 eschatological imagination
K1 Ethics
K1 life (concept)
K1 playing God
K1 Synthetic Biology
DO 10.1080/14746700.2019.1710353