134 Pages
by
Routledge
134 Pages
by
Routledge
134 Pages
by
Routledge
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New technologies and medicines make it increasingly possible to enhance human functioning in new ways: to become smarter, more emotionally attuned, and perhaps even morally better. But just because we can use the latest science to improve ourselves, should we?
This book has two main aims. First, it outlines and criticises the six main contemporary arguments for scepticism about the role of... Read more
1. Introduction
2. The Case for Bioconservativism I: Achievement, Freedom, and Hyperagency
3. The Case for Bioconservativism II: Human Nature, Authenticity, and Inequality
4. Key Desiderata, Constraints, Methods
5. Facilitating Enhancement: The Central Role of Counselling
6. Enhancement in Practice: Loving Relationships
Biography
Emma C. Gordon is a Lecturer in Applied Ethics at the University of Glasgow, UK. Her expertise is mainly in applied ethics (especially bioethics) and social epistemology. Her work has appeared in such places as Ethical Theory and Moral Practice, Bioethics, The Journal of Applied Philosophy, Neuroethics, and Philosophical Psychology.
