Bioconservatism

But the charge of bioconservatism greatly misrepresents the nature and underestimates the profundity of Kass's philosophical position within the constellation of reflection that has come to be known as "bioethics" (see Vogel 2006).

Rather than assuming that experimentation with the conceptual and moral foundations of culture is essential to social progress, cultural bioconservatism is oriented toward conserving and renewing traditions that have proven over time to contribute to a community of morally reciprocal relationships and to the viability of local ecosystems.

Typical bioconservatism does not focus on the psychological, phenomenological, or ontological consequences of posthumanization for the individual posthumanized being.