This book critically examines what role, if any, should the notion of perfection play in the debate regarding the ethics of human enhancement. It defends that the concept of "human perfection" needs to be central when morally assessing human enhancements.
This book critically examines what role, if any, should the notion of perfection play in the debate regarding the ethics of human enhancement. It defends that the concept of «human perfection» needs to be central when morally assessing human enhancements.
The author critically examines what role the notion of perfection should play in the debate regarding the ethics of human enhancement. He argues that the concept of "human perfection" needs to be central when morally assessing human enhancements. This anthropological ideal provides an additional norm to evaluate enhancing interventions, extending the well-established bioethical principles of autonomy, justice, and safety.
Contents: Human enhancement: living up to the ideal human? - Human enhancement and perfection - Evaluating human enhancements: the importance of ideals - Getting rid of problematic conceptions of perfection - Defending a particular view of perfection.
«Roduit's perfectionist account of enhancement is a very welcome conceptual novelty. The book deserves to be widely read. It should generate a richer, if not perfect, debate on human enhancement.» (Nicholas Agar, Victoria University of Wellington)
Dissertationsschrift
Johann A. R. Roduit is Managing Director of the Center for Medical Humanities at the University of Zurich. He is also the co-founder of Neohumanitas, an international think tank fostering discussion about emerging technologies. He is currently leading the science communication project
superhumains.ch.
Über den Autor
Johann A. R. Roduit is Managing Director of the Center for Medical Humanities at the University of Zurich. He is also the co-founder of Neohumanitas, an international think tank fostering discussion about emerging technologies. He is currently leading the science communication project superhumains.ch.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Contents: Human enhancement: living up to the ideal human? - Human enhancement and perfection - Evaluating human enhancements: the importance of ideals - Getting rid of problematic conceptions of perfection - Defending a particular view of perfection.
Klappentext
The author critically examines what role the notion of perfection should play in the debate regarding the ethics of human enhancement. He argues that the concept of «human perfection» needs to be central when morally assessing human enhancements. This anthropological ideal provides an additional norm to evaluate enhancing interventions, extending the well-established bioethical principles of autonomy, justice, and safety.
