Ethics of human enhancement: 25 questions and answers

"the 50-page report serves as a convenient and accessible starting point for both public and classroom discussions, such as in bioethics seminars. Some of the questions addressed include: - What is human enhancement? - Does human enhancement raise issues of fairness, access, and equity? - Wh...

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Main Authors: USA. National Science Foundation, Allhoff, Fritz, Lin, Patrick, Moor, James, Weckert, John
Institution:ETUI-European Trade Union Institute
Format: TEXT
Language:English
Published: Arlington 2009
NSF
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Online Access:https://www.labourline.org/KENTIKA-19185399124919035719-ethics-of-human-enhancement-25.htm
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Summary:"the 50-page report serves as a convenient and accessible starting point for both public and classroom discussions, such as in bioethics seminars. Some of the questions addressed include: - What is human enhancement? - Does human enhancement raise issues of fairness, access, and equity? - What kind of societal disruptions might arise from human enhancement? - If individuals are enhanced differently, will communication be more difficult or impossible? - Will we need to rethink the notion of a “good life”? - Should children be enhanced? - What are the policy implications of human enhancement? "
Physical Description:50 p.
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