Òscar Chiva Bartoll

Jürgen Habermas y el riesgo de la eugenesia liberal para la autocomprensión ética de la especie

espanolEl articulo analiza el problema de la naturaleza humana que presenta Jurgen Habermas en su obra ‘El futuro de la naturaleza humana, ?Hacia una eugenesia liberal?’ Los vertiginosos avances biotecnologicos reclaman una rigurosa reflexion bioetica que el filosofo aleman afronta superponiendo a su etica del discurso una etica de la especie. Habermas esboza un modelo de naturaleza humana construido sobre preceptos como la dignidad humana y de la vida humana, la simetria de las relaciones intersubjetivas y, a resultas de estas, la autocomprension etica de la especie. Respecto a la eugenesia liberal, el autor se posiciona criticando la eugenesia positiva y amparando la negativa, para lo que basa su argumentacion en torno a la constitucion de dos tipos de humanidad: la geneticamente mejorada y aquella no intervenida geneticamente. Finalmente, el articulo aborda las principales criticas vertidas sobre el planteamiento habermasiano. EnglishThe article analyzes the problem of human nature that presents Jurgen Habermas in his work ‘The future of human nature, Towards a liberal eugenics?’ The rapid advances in biotechnology demand a rigorous bioethical reflection that the German philosopher confronts superimposing to his ethics of the discourse a new ethics of the species. Habermas outlines a model of human nature built on precepts such as human dignity and dignity of the human life, symmetry of peoples inter-relationships and, as a result of these, the ethical self-understanding of the species. Regarding the liberal eugenics, the author criticizes positive eugenics and protects the negative one, for which bases its argument about the existence of two types of humanity: the genetically enhanced and that genetically intact. Finally, this paper discusses the main criticisms about the Habermasian approach.

The impact of service learning on the training of pre-service teachers Analysis from a physical education subject

This paper discusses the effects of the use of service learning in pre-service teachers (PSTs). This methodology has been applied for two academic years at a Spanish university, providing a direct service for children with special educational needs (SEN) through motor and expressive games. We used Butin’s model for the analysis of data collected through written reflections. The results show significant academic and personal learning, especially in areas useful for future teachers. The paper also proposes an extension (subcategories) of the original explanatory model.This paper discusses the effects of the use of service learning in pre-service teachers (PSTs). This methodology has been applied for two academic years at a Spanish university, providing a direct service for children with special educational needs (SEN) through motor and expressive games. We used Butin’s model for the analysis of data collected through written reflections. The results show significant academic and personal learning, especially in areas useful for future teachers. The paper also proposes an extension (subcategories) of the original explanatory model.