ملخص/تفاصيل

Not of Woman Born? Extra-Uterine Destining and the Individual, Social and Spiritual Implications of Ectogenesis

Dahlke, Laura Johnson.   Salve Regina University ProQuest Dissertations Publishing,  2022. 29161588.

الخلاصة (الملخص)‏‏

The development of ectogenesis or artificial womb technology is currently ongoing and likely to be in use in the near future. This qualitative study analyzes the potential individual, social and spiritual implications of ectogenesis. It argues that while there may be therapeutic benefits to the artificial womb, it will ultimately result in dehumanization and alienation from the body. While much of the current conversation about this technology addresses the health implications to the fetus and neonate, this dissertation investigates the possible impact of artificial wombs on women. It employs Martin Heidegger’s philosophy of technology as a model to assist in understanding and engaging with ectogenesis. It further exhibits how modern obstetrical practices and technologies are part of a larger historical epoch that seeks ultimate efficiency, control, and reduction of uncertainty. Extra-uterine destining is a novel term coined here to describe this long and varied manipulation of reproduction. Synthetic wombs represent the zenith of such thinking and technological acceptance and influence. This study evaluates the importance of pregnancy and childbirth as valuable life events that can evoke awe. It contends that in order to live a fully human life, people should prioritize phenomenological, peak experiences such as childbirth. Maternal experiences are foundational to society and provide all people a common link—shared natality and birth. It is incumbent on us to address the reality of ectogenesis. If not, homo sapiens will likely enter the ultimate unknown-- that of not being of woman born.

الفهرسة (التفاصيل)‏‏


مصطلح فهرسة الأدب
الموضوع
Philosophy;
English literature;
Womens studies;
British & Irish literature
الأشخاص
Kant, Immanuel (1724-1804); Heidegger, Martin (1889-1976); Huxley, Aldous (1894-1963); Hippocrates (460?-377? BC)
التصنيف
0453: Womens studies
0422: Philosophy
0593: British and Irish literature
معرف / كلمة أساسية
Childbirth; Destining; Ectogenesis; Enframing; Obstetrics; Synthetic womb
العنوان
Not of Woman Born? Extra-Uterine Destining and the Individual, Social and Spiritual Implications of Ectogenesis
المؤلف
Dahlke, Laura Johnson
عدد الصفحات
243
عام النشر
٢٠٢٢
تاريخ الدرجة
2022
رمز المدرسة
1211
المصدر
DAI-A 83/10(E), Dissertation Abstracts International
مكان النشر
Ann Arbor
بلد النشر
United States
الترقيم الدولي للكتاب
9798426820876
المشرف
O'Callaghan, Sean P.
عضو اللجنة
Bradizza, Luigi; Cherubini, Debra
الجامعة/المعهد
Salve Regina University
القسم
Humanities
موقع الجامعة
United States -- Rhode Island
الدرجة
Ph.D.
نوع المصدر
رسالة علمية أو بحث جامعي
اللغة
الإنجليزية
نوع المستند
Dissertation/Thesis
رقم الرسالة العلمية/البحث الجامعي
29161588
معرف مستند ProQuest
2656857803
حقوق النشر
Database copyright ProQuest LLC; ProQuest does not claim copyright in the individual underlying works.
Document URL
https://www.proquest.com/unauthdocview/2656857803