Bioconservatism
Position that opposes genetic manipulation and the technological enhancement of the human body, defending ethical limits on science in the name of dignity, human nature, and prudence toward the future.
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In one sentence
I want a society that draws ethical limits on genetic manipulation and body enhancement, protecting human dignity in the face of science.
Political topics
Profile across mindedfolk
- Balanced
Structure
- Leaning · Democracy
Representation
- Balanced
Power
- Balanced
Immigration
- Strong · Internationalist
Nationalism
- Leaning · Public
Economy
- Leaning · Planning
Free market
- Balanced
Religion
- Leaning · Traditionalist
Morality
- Very strong · Biology
Technology
What sets this ideology apart
Technology
Leans further toward biology than 97% of the 263 ideologies in the catalog.
Ideology median 58This ideology 10
Of all the topics, Technology is where it stands furthest from the rest.
Power
On Power, it sits practically at the catalog median.
Ideology median 55This ideology 54
Here it shares common ground with most ideologies.
Personalities
Leon Kass
An American bioethicist, Kass is the leading voice of bioconservatism, warning against genetic manipulation and human enhancement in the name of dignity, human nature, and the ethical limits of science.
Closest, by dimension
PoliticallyNaruhitoEmperor of Japan93%
SociallyMaximilien RobespierreRevolutionary93%
EconomicallyVictor GaoCommentator and academic100%
Other compatible profiles
PhilosophyJean-Jacques RousseauPhilosopher92%
PoliticsAldo MoroPrime Minister of Italy92%
PoliticsMikhail GorbachevStatesman91%
Intellectual lifeAldo LeopoldConservationist90%
PhilosophyJacques MaritainPhilosopher90%
PhilosophyMichael SandelPolitical philosopher89%
PoliticsCharles IIIKing of the United Kingdom89%
PoliticsS. W. R. D. BandaranaikePrime Minister of Ceylon89%
The most distant
Countries
Reference country
Japan
Conservative-technological monarchyAn Asian parliamentary monarchy, Japan unites tradition and high technology, with an advanced market economy, an aging society, and stable conservative politics, maintaining constitutional pacifism and strong global economic weight.
Other close countries
Bolivia
Plurinational-popular republicAn Andean presidential republic, Bolivia is marked by indigenous leadership, the defense of natural resources, and a plurinational state project that unites economic nationalism and broad popular participation.
Also close, by dimension
PoliticallyBhutanBuddhist-conservationist monarchy92%
SociallyMongoliaPost-communist democracy91%
EconomicallyFranceSocial-republican republic100%
The most distant
Weimar Republic
1919–1933Germany's first democracy, the Weimar Republic united parliamentarism, proportional representation, and intense cultural life, but was undermined by economic crises and political instability that paved the way for Nazism.
Also close, by dimension
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SociallyOld Swiss Confederacy1291–179887%
EconomicallyAncient Egyptc. 3100–30 BCE98%
The most distant
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