Okosnica ovog doprinosa jest odgovor na neke opaske i predrasude Darka Polšeka iz Zagreba, iznesene u kritičkom osvrtu na moju kritičku procjenu njegova viđenja eugeničkog nasljeđa u biotehnološkom dobu. Za tu je svrhu doprinos podijeljen u devet paragrafa, koji donose filozofsku kritiku nekih Polšekovih prigovora. U doprinosu se rasvjetljavaju još neki novi problematični aspekti glavne Polšekove teze o takozvanoj ‘novoj eugenici’. Autor u ovom doprinosu iznosi argumente koji pokazuju i epistemološke i etičke slabosti takozvane nove eugenike, ali ne na način (...) isticanja ničim dokazanih pretpostavki i predrasuda, nego na način filozofske analize i prosudbe. Stoga iznesena argumentacija u ovom kritičkom odgovoru ostaje u okvirima diskutirane teme i pokušava čuvati dostojanstvo argumentirane rasprave. Jer, niti uz najbolju volju argument snage ne može zamijeniti snagu argumenta. Sve se ostalo prepušta kritičkoj prosudbi čitatelja.The framework of this contribution is an answer to some of the comments and prejudices madeby Darko Polšek from Zagreb, published in a critical analysis of the author’s critical judgementof his view of eugenic heredity in the biotechnological era. To this end, the article prints nineparagraphs philosophically criticizing some of Polšek’s objections. It also sheds light on a num­ber of other new problematic aspects of Polšek’s main thesis on the so-called »new eugenics«.The author of this contribution presents arguments that illustrate both the epistemological andethical weaknesses of the so-called new eugenics – not in the manner of accentuating unprovedpresuppositions and prejudices, but in the manner of philosophical analyses and judgements.Accordingly, the arguments set out in this critical reply remain within the framework of thetopic discussed and attempt to preserve the dignity of the argued discourse. For, the argumentof power can never replace the power of argument. All else is left to the critical judgement of the readers. (shrink)