Purpose/Context.

This article aims to establish a complementary relationship between American biochemist Van Rensselaer Potter's global bioethics proposal or intuition and French philosopher Gilbert Simondon's theory of individuation to understand the role of technical objects in human individuation.

Methods/Approach.

The approach starts from the "categories" of concretization and technical judgment as critical points to show that the process of technical concretization is fundamental for the development of Potter's bioethical intuition. In other words, the relationship between bioethical intuition and the theory of individuation enables a new relationship with technical culture and natural culture vis-á-vis the "acceptable survival" of the human species on the planet.

Results/Findings.

Technical concretization and technical judgment allow understanding systems from their internal dynamism and not from external categories; therefore, the technical judgment does not judge or assess a system, but organizes it to avoid its obsolescence or, in Potter's words, gives rise to new ways of relating to biotic and abiotic systems.

Discussion/Conclusions/Contributions.

The article highlights the relevance of a good relationship with technique and its contribution to our individuation and survival.

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