SCIENTIFIC AND PHILOSOPHICAL PREREQUISITES OF THE RUSSIAN BIOETHICAL DISCOURSE: THE ORTHOBIOSIS CONCEPT OF I.I. MECHNIKOV

Authors

  • ZASUKHINA V.N. Transbaikal State University

Keywords:

bioethics, orthobiosis, life, health, aging, old age, death, instinct of natural death, life instinct, full-fledged life, fear of death, satiation by life

Abstract

The paper analyzes the concept of orthobiosis, developed by Russian scientist and thinker I.I. Mechnikov, which includes the problems of life, health, aging, death, etc. According to the author, the following notions are crucial for understanding this concept: instinct of natural death, life instinct, full-fledged life, fear of death, satiety by life. The main conclusion of this research is that the orthobiosis concept can be regarded as standing at the origins of Russian bioethics.

 

Author Biography

  • ZASUKHINA V.N., Transbaikal State University

    Academic degrees, membership in RAS and RAMS:

    • Doctor of Philosophy, Associate Professor.

    Place of main work, position:

    • Professor of the Department of Philosophy;
    • Executive Secretary of the Dissertation Council D 212.069.02;
    • Membership in organizations: RFO member.

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Published

2021-02-18

Issue

2015 — No. 1 (9)

Section

SCIENCE / Materials