["Biology and the future of man", 18-24 September 1974: The history of a future]

Abstract

This article sketches the context of the 1960s and 1970s during which was held in Paris in 1974 the international conference "Biology and the future of man", and shows by this reminder that the Paris conference was a precursor moment in Europe in terms of academic answers to ethical questions that were emerging in the USA. At its extent, the Paris conference was a pioneer in the history of "bioethics" and "environmental ethics".

Keywords: Bioethics; Bioéthique; Environmental ethics; Histoire de la philosophie; Histoire de l’éthique appliquée; History of applied ethics; History of philosophy; Éthique environnementale.