Jonathan Anomaly
Jonathan Anomaly wrote the first edition of Creating Future People while he was a visiting scholar at the Center for Practical Ethics, Oxford University. Most of his research has focused on collective action problems raised by the use of new biomedical technologies. Dr. Anomaly is also interested in how genes and cultures interact to drive the rise and fall of civilizations.
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The Ethics of Genetic Enhancement
Published: Jan 01, 2024 by Routledge Handbook on Human Enhancement
Authors: Jonny Anomaly and Tess Johnson
The desire to transform ourselves into something better is as old as humanity. But the ability to use genetic technology to enhance our capacities is new. We ask whether there is any deep difference between treating diseases and enhancing existing capacities. We end by considering how to think about human enhancement from a social standpoint, when each parent's choices affects the broader population.
Race, Eugenics, and the Holocaust
Published: Jan 27, 2022 by Bioethics and the Holocaust: an anthology
Authors: Jonathan Anomaly
This chapter focuses on how the Holocaust shaped the concepts of race and eugenics in bioethics, and in modern discourse. Along the way, it explores how the Holocaust shaped modern taboos related to human genetics research.
Cognitive Enhancement and Network Effects: How Individual Propserity Depends on Group Traits
Published: Feb 01, 2020 by Philosophia
Authors: Jonathan Anomaly and Garett Jones
We argue that the case for using embryo selection to increase intelligence is strengthened by the fact that it has positive network effects. These network effects include increased cooperation in collective action problems, which contributes to social trust and prosperity.
Great Minds Think Different: Preserving Cognitive Diversity in an Age of Genetic Selection
Published: Jan 28, 2020 by Bioethics
Authors: Anomaly, Gyngell, and Savulescu
Decisions to manipulate polygenic psychological traits will be much more ethically complicated than choosing Mendelian traits like blood type. We discuss these complications and end by defending the principle of regulatory parsimony, which holds that when legislation is necessary to prevent serious harms, we should aim for simple rules that apply to all, rather than micro‐managing parental choices.
The Future of Phage: Challenges of Using Phage Viruses to Treat Bacterial Infections
Published: Jan 02, 2020 by Public Health Ethics
Authors: Jonathan Anomaly
As resistance to traditional antibiotics continues to spread around the world, there is a moral imperative to facilitate research into phage therapy as an alternative treatment. This essay reviews ethical questions raised by phage therapy, and discusses regulatory challenges associated with phage research, and phage treatments.
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Conformity in the Cathedral - Benson Center for Western Civilization
By: Jonathan Anomaly
Causes and Consequences of Ideological Conformity in American Universities
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Published: Sep 09, 2023