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 axes
Profile across the 12 axes
- Balanced
Structure
- Leaning · Democracy
Representation
- Balanced
Power
- Balanced
Immigration
- Strong · Pacifist
Diplomacy
- Strong · Non-interventionist
Intervention
- Leaning · Public
Economy
- Balanced
Control
- Leaning · Protectionism
Trade
- Balanced
Religion
- Leaning · Traditionalist
Morality
- Very strong · Biology
Technology
What sets this ideology apart
Technology
Leans further toward biology than 97% of the 243 ideologies in the catalog.
Ideology median 58This ideology 10
Of all the axes, Technology is where it stands furthest from the rest.
Trade
On Trade, it sits practically at the catalog median.
Ideology median 63This ideology 63
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
PoliticallyPope FrancisReligious leader93%
SociallyMaximilien RobespierreRevolutionary93%
EconomicallyPeter MaurinChristian activist98%
Other compatible profiles
ReligionPope Leo XIVReligious leader93%
PoliticsNaruhitoEmperor of Japan92%
PhilosophyJean-Jacques RousseauPhilosopher91%
Intellectual lifeAldo LeopoldConservationist91%
PhilosophyJacques MaritainPhilosopher91%
PhilosophyMichael SandelPolitical philosopher90%
PoliticsMikhail GorbachevStatesman90%
PhilosophySocratesPhilosopher89%
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 monarchy93%
SociallyMongoliaPost-communist democracy90%
EconomicallyFranceSocial-republican republic98%
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
PoliticallySankara's Burkina Faso1983–198782%
SociallyOld Swiss Confederacy1291–179887%
EconomicallyKingdom of Israelc. 1047–930 a.C.97%
The most distant
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