Zoe-Ethics: A Posthumanist Proposal for Health Sciences in the Anthropocene

Abstract

Traditional bioethics, centered on liberal humanism and individual autonomy, faces an ontological crisis due to environmental collapse and the rise of the "pharmacopornographic" regime. This paper proposes Zoe-Ethics, a posthumanist evolution that shifts the moral focus from bios (politically qualified human life) to zoe (the vital force shared by all living entities). Drawing on Rosi Braidotti’s nomadic theory and Michel Foucault’s biopolitics, the proposal replaces "methodological individualism" with relational responsibility. The framework rests on four pillars: displacing the moral center toward non-human life, recognizing universal vulnerability, establishing critical governance of health technologies, and promoting affirmative politics focused on "potentia". Zoe-Ethics transforms clinical practice into an act of planetary care. By utilizing tools like Cartographic AI, it moves beyond diagnostic "black boxes" to map the interdependencies between human health, technology, and ecosystems, fostering a sustainable, nomadic subjectivity in the Anthropocene.