Too good for this world: moral bioenhancement and the ethics of making moral misfits.
| Autor: | Ward K; Philosophy, Bucknell University, Lewisburg, Pennsylvania, USA katherine.ward@bucknell.edu. |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Zdroj: | Medical humanities [Med Humanit] 2024 Feb 22; Vol. 50 (1), pp. 144-152. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 Feb 22. |
| DOI: | 10.1136/medhum-2023-012709 |
| Abstrakt: | Persson and Savulescu argue that moral bioenhancement is not only morally permissible; in some cases, it is morally obligatory. In this article, I introduce a new reason to worry about moral enhancement. I adapt the disability concept of misfit to show how moral enhancement could cause extreme moral disempowerment to those enhanced, which would result in moral injury. I argue that any safety framework that guides the development of moral bioenhancement must be sensitive to the problem of moral misfitting. I present the best case for moral bioenhancement before turning to my own worry concerning the development of moral bioenhancement and its practical implications. Finally, I consider a series of objections and responses. Competing Interests: Competing interests: None declared. (© Author(s) (or their employer(s)) 2024. No commercial re-use. See rights and permissions. Published by BMJ.) |
| Databáze: | MEDLINE |
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