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Bioethics in the Light of the Christian Doctrine
The article is devoted to the justifi cation of the involvement of political sciences in the study of "cognitive freedom". We show that the concept of "cognitive freedom", which appeared in the 90's of the XX century in the author's concept by Wr. Sententia and R. Boire, has long gone beyond the study of neuroscience. Today, "cognitive freedom" can be studied with the help of political sciences, as cognitive freedom becomes part of human rights in general. This process began with the "ancient axioms" of Paracelsus, according to which thoughts are absolutely free and cannot be subject to any rules, as well as with the positions of J. St. Mill.
Already in the 20th century this idea was refl ected in the creation of the "Center for Cognitive Freedom and Ethics" (CCLE), of which Wr. Sententia was the chief director. Today, however, we can already speak of the politicized status of "cognitive freedom",
which exists in the context of the debate about "cognitive excellence". In this context, cognitive freedom is developed normatively as the right to control one's mind. The 'cognitive freedom' perspective can be shifted to the field of social control, as the individual right to manipulate one's mind may not fit the rhetoric of state control. To demonstrate this thesis, the authors rely on the concept of
"political diff usion" by Podshchibyakina T.A., which explains the translation of "cognitive freedom" in the political space through the channels of power. Results: "cognitive freedom" is a phenomenon not only neuroethical, but also political, and it is in this area that it should be further investigated, since entering the political field will allow us to consider "cognitive freedom" as a new political freedom of the XXI century. Consequently, a new horizon opens up for formulating new human rights or modifying existing ones.
Moreover, the problem fields of research on "control" and "freedom" will be expanded.
Already in the 20th century this idea was refl ected in the creation of the "Center for Cognitive Freedom and Ethics" (CCLE), of which Wr. Sententia was the chief director. Today, however, we can already speak of the politicized status of "cognitive freedom",
which exists in the context of the debate about "cognitive excellence". In this context, cognitive freedom is developed normatively as the right to control one's mind. The 'cognitive freedom' perspective can be shifted to the field of social control, as the individual right to manipulate one's mind may not fit the rhetoric of state control. To demonstrate this thesis, the authors rely on the concept of
"political diff usion" by Podshchibyakina T.A., which explains the translation of "cognitive freedom" in the political space through the channels of power. Results: "cognitive freedom" is a phenomenon not only neuroethical, but also political, and it is in this area that it should be further investigated, since entering the political field will allow us to consider "cognitive freedom" as a new political freedom of the XXI century. Consequently, a new horizon opens up for formulating new human rights or modifying existing ones.
Moreover, the problem fields of research on "control" and "freedom" will be expanded.
diff usion networks; cognitive freedom, neuroethics, mental independence, social media; cognitive control; political censorship; innovation; historical memory