Untangling the Debate: The Ethics of Human Enhancement |
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| Authors: | Patrick Lin Fritz Allhoff |
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| Affiliation: | (1) Dept. of Philosophy, California Polytechnic State Univ., San Luis Obispo, CA 93407, USA;(2) Dept. of Philosophy, Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH 03755, USA;(3) Dept. of Philosophy, Western Michigan Univ., 3004 Moore Hall, Kalamazoo, MI 49008, USA;(4) Centre for Applied Philosophy & Public Ethics, The Australian National University, LPO Box 8260, Canberra, ACT 2601, Australia |
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| Abstract: | Human enhancement, in which nanotechnology is expected to play a major role, continues to be a highly contentious ethical debate, with experts on both sides calling it the single most important issue facing science and society in this brave, new century. This paper is a broad introduction to the symposium herein that explores a range of perspectives related to that debate. We will discuss what human enhancement is and its apparent contrast to therapy; and we will begin to tease apart the myriad intertwined issues that arise in the debate: (1) freedom & autonomy, (2) health & safety, (3) fairness & equity, (4) societal disruption, and (5) human dignity. |
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| Keywords: | Nanotechnology Human enhancement Ethics Society Freedom Autonomy Health Safety Fairness Equity Disruption Dignity |
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