Transcription of Human Enhancement Ethcs: The State of the Debate
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IntroductionHuman Enhancement Ethics: TheState of the DebateNick Bostrom and Julian SavulescuBackgroundAre we good enough? If not, how may we improve ourselves? Must werestrict ourselves to traditional methods like study and training? Or shouldwe also use science to enhance some of our mental and physical capacitiesmore directly?Over the last decade, Human Enhancement has grown into a majortopic of Debate in applied ethics. Interest has been stimulated by advancesin the biomedical sciences, advances which to many suggest that it willbecome increasingly feasible to use medicine and technology to reshape,manipulate, and enhance many aspects of Human biology even in healthyindividuals.
Introduction Human Enhancement Ethics: The State of the Debate Nick Bostrom and Julian Savulescu Background Are we good enough? If …
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