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We Humans Can Enhance Some Of Our Mental And Physical Abilities Above The Normal Upper Limits For Our Species With The Use Of Particular Drug Therapies And Medical Procedures. We Will Be Able To Enhance Many More Of Our Abilities In More Ways In The Near Future. Some Commentators Have Welcomed The Prospect Of Wide Use Of Human Enhancement Technologies, While Others Have Viewed It With Alarm, And Have Made Clear That They Find Human Enhancement Morally Objectionable. The Ethics Of Human Enhancement Examines Whether The Reactions Can Be Supported By Articulated Philosophical Reasoning, Or Perhaps Explained In Terms Of Psychological Influences On Moral Reasoning. An International Team Of Ethicists Refresh The Debate With New Ideas And Arguments, Making Connections With Scientific Research And With Related Issues In Moral Philosophy.
This volume investigates whether the moral objections and endorsements surrounding human enhancement technologies are grounded in rigorous philosophical reasoning or influenced by underlying psychological biases. The authors, a collaborative team of international ethicists, utilize current scientific research and established moral philosophy to evaluate the implications of using medical procedures and pharmaceuticals to surpass human biological limits. By dissecting the arguments for and against enhancement, the text provides a structured framework for navigating the intersection of emerging biotechnology and ethical theory.
What You Will Find
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Experts recognize this work as a significant contribution to the field of bioethics, noting its balanced approach to a polarized subject. Readers frequently highlight the academic density of the prose, which makes it a suitable resource for students and scholars of moral philosophy.
Page Count:
320
Publication Date:
2016-01-01
Publisher:
Oxford University Press
ISBN-10:
0191070971
ISBN-13:
9780191070976
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