On Biotechnological Development in the Encyclical Laudato si\u27 and in Several Reflections That Preceded It

Namjera je ovog preglednog članka locirati promišljanja o ekologiji, znanosti i razvoju koja rezoniraju s porukama enciklike. Neka su sadržana kao temeljna misao i lajtmotiv enciklike, druga su tek implicitno uključena ili prepoznata u tekstu enciklike, a neka, prema procjeni autora, u svjetlu enciklike dobivaju novu važnost. Pregled nije sveobuhvatan, već je namjera pokušati pokazati da za cjelovit pristup problemima i stvarnosti treba uvijek tražiti neovisne izvore i „paralelne epicentre“ misli. Upravo su takvi izvori prikazani, a prema izboru koji je određen i usmjeren iščitavanjem enciklike „Laudato si\u27“. Kao modelni primjer istaknuto je područje biotehnologije u kojem razvoj ima izravne posljedice na okoliš i društvo.The aim of this review article is to find reflections on ecology, science, and development that resonate with the messages of the encyclical. Some of them are included as the underlying idea and leitmotif of the encyclical, some are only implicitly included or recognized in the text of the encyclical, and some, according to the author, gain new significance in the light of the encyclical. The overview is not all encompassing, but it aims to demonstrate that for a comprehensive approach to the issues and the reality, one should always search for independent sources and "parallel epicentres" of thought. These sources are presented according to the selection which is dictated by the reading of the encyclical Laudato si\u27. The field of biotechnology is selected as a case study, because the development in this area has direct consequences for the environment and the society