The perils of moral enhancement

The idea of biotechnological enhancement of people for non-medical purposes is not unambiguous. A gap that may arise between the “cognitive” and so-called “moral” enhancement points precisely to this fact. This article shows that, contrary to the intentions of its supporters, the idea according...

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Main Author:	Dobrijević Aleksandar
Format:	Article
Language:	deu
Published:	Institute for Philosophy and Social Theory, Belgrade 2012-01-01
Series:	Filozofija i Društvo
Subjects:	cognitive enhancement moral enhancement bioreparation of moral motivation freedom
Online Access:	http://www.doiserbia.nb.rs/img/doi/0353-5738/2012/0353-57381202104D.pdf

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description	The idea of biotechnological enhancement of people for non-medical purposes is not unambiguous. A gap that may arise between the “cognitive” and so-called “moral” enhancement points precisely to this fact. This article shows that, contrary to the intentions of its supporters, the idea according to which moral enhancement has precedence over cognitive enhancement is essentially just a new form of undermining human freedom. [Projekat Ministarstva nauke Republike Srbije, br. 41004]
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The perils of moral enhancement

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