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THOMAS DOUGLAS 《Journal of applied philosophy》2008,25(3):228-245
abstract Opponents of biomedical enhancement often claim that, even if such enhancement would benefit the enhanced, it would harm others. But this objection looks unpersuasive when the enhancement in question is a moral enhancement — an enhancement that will expectably leave the enhanced person with morally better motives than she had previously. In this article I (1) describe one type of psychological alteration that would plausibly qualify as a moral enhancement, (2) argue that we will, in the medium-term future, probably be able to induce such alterations via biomedical intervention, and (3) defend future engagement in such moral enhancements against possible objections. My aim is to present this kind of moral enhancement as a counter-example to the view that biomedical enhancement is always morally impermissible. 相似文献
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Harris J 《Journal international de bioéthique》2011,22(3-4):137-51, 198-9
Now suppose we could use genetic engineering, regenerative medicine or drugs --chemical enhancers, or reproductive technology or nanotechnology to produce healthier, fitter and more intelligent individuals, what should our reaction be? Would it be unethical to do so? Would it be ethical not to do so? Our question is this: If the goal of enhanced intelligence, increased powers and capacities and better health is something that we might strive to produce through education, including of course the more general health education of the community; why should we not produce these goals, if we can do so safely, through enhancement technologies or procedures? If these are legitimate aims of education could they be illegitimate as the aims of medical or life science, as opposed to educational science? 相似文献
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Ron Cole-Turner 《Theology & Science》2018,16(3):330-342
Recent theological work on the meaning of theosis or deification has largely ignored today’s cultural context in which ordinary Christians are expected to put theosis into practice. The widespread use of various technologies of human enhancement creates expectations that might distort the interpretation of theosis. Human enhancement technologies tend to feed off the desire to expand the self, while theosis is grounded in the idea that true divinization means becoming like God in God’s own kenosis of self-giving love. The theology of theosis is a call to empty the self, not to expand it. If theosis defines the Christian life, the use of human enhancement technology is largely a matter of indifference. 相似文献
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BILL FYFE 《Journal of counseling and development : JCD》1981,60(1):10-13
Despite the recent development of sexual enhancement programs, young, premarital aged adults (18 to 20) have usually been excluded from participation. Few models exist that attempt to meet the needs of this age group. In an effort to bridge this gap, a sexual enhancement workshop has been developed that focuses specifically on the needs of young adults. 相似文献
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Christoph Bublitz 《Journal of applied philosophy》2016,33(1):88-106
Promotion of pro‐social attitudes and moral behaviour is a crucial and challenging task for social orders. As traditional ways such as moral education have some, but apparently and unfortunately only limited effect, some authors have suggested employing biomedical means such as pharmaceuticals or electrical stimulation of the brain to alter individual psychologies in a more direct way — moral bioenhancement. One of the salient questions in the nascent ethical debate concerns the impact of such interventions on human freedom. Advocates argue that moral bioenhancements do not pose a serious threat to freedom. This contention, however, is based on an overly narrow, if not impoverished, sense of freedom, which comprises only freedom of action and freedom of will. Mind‐altering interventions primarily affect another sense of freedom: freedom of mind, a concept that has not received much attention although it should rank among the most important legal and political freedoms. The article introduces three senses of mental freedom potentially infringed upon by moral bioenhancement and places it in a broader perspective. Ignorance of mental freedom has far‐ranging consequences for the shape of the political and legal order at large. As many advocates are apparently not aware of the freedoms they seek to undermine, their calls for moral enhancement programmes are dangerously premature. 相似文献
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Philip D. Harvey 《Neuropsychology review》2009,19(3):324-335
Cognitive impairments in schizophrenia are common and severe. These impairments are also related to functional disability
in schizophrenia. As a result, efforts are underway to enhance cognition in schizophrenia through a variety of pharmacological
mechanisms. As part of this effort, a designated research design has been developed for this process, through an extensive
consensus and validation effort. This paper reviews the methods for pharmacological cognitive enhancement, as well as previous
results of efforts in the pharmacological domains. These domains include cholinergic, noradrenergic, serotonergic, glutamatergic,
and GABA-ergic mechanisms. While previous results have not been particularly encouraging, there are many challenges that need
to be overcome and many of the reasons for past failures may be due to resolvable issues. It is likely that this will be an
area of research that will be developing extensively over the next decade and expanding to other conditions as well. 相似文献
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Voinea Cristina Vică Constantin Mihailov Emilian Savulescu Julian 《Science and engineering ethics》2020,26(4):2345-2362
Science and Engineering Ethics - The Internet has been identified in human enhancement scholarship as a powerful cognitive enhancement technology. It offers instant access to almost any type of... 相似文献
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HAROLD K. HUGHES 《创造性行为杂志》1969,3(2):73-83
Upon submission of this article, Dr. Hughes wrote the following acknowledgement: “With gratitude, I wish to record my debt to the Director of the Creative Science Program at New York University and my longtime friend, Myron A. Coler, who first made me aware of the importance of creativity.” 相似文献
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Tim Fowler 《Journal of applied philosophy》2015,32(1):67-81
This article considers the ways in which a liberal society ought to view the potential to cognitively or physically enhance children. At present, the dominant approach in the literature is to leave this decision to parents. I suggest that the parental choice approach is often inadequate and fails to account properly for the interests of children and wider society in enhancement decisions. Instead I suggest that the state should play a greater role in determining when, and how, to enhance. To make this case, I compare the case of enhancement with existing practices of education, an area in which the state already plays a significant role. Finally I suggest that some concerns with a statist approach are not as serious as has been argued. 相似文献
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Buchanan A 《Kennedy Institute of Ethics journal》2008,18(1):1-34
Much of the debate about the ethics of enhancement has proceeded according to two framing assumptions. The first is that although enhancement carries large social risks, the chief benefits of enhancement are to those who are enhanced (or their parents, in the case of enhancing the traits of children). The second is that, because we now understand the wrongs of state-driven eugenics, enhancements, at least in liberal societies, will be personal goods, chosen or not chosen in a market for enhancement services. This article argues that both framing assumptions must be rejected, once it is understood that some enhancements--especially those that are most likely to garner resources and become widespread--will increase human productivity. Once one appreciates the productivity-increasing potential of enhancements, one can begin to see that enhancement need not be primarily a zero sum affair, that the social costs of forgoing enhancements may be great, and that the state may well take an interest in facilitating biomedical enhancements, just as it does in facilitating education and other productivity-increasing traditional enhancements. Appreciating the productivity-increasing potential of enhancements also makes it possible to view the enhancement debate in a new light, through the lens of the ethics of development. 相似文献