Is human enhancement possible if it comes from the outside?
Throughout history, human beings have worked on their personal enhancement. Not only improving the living conditions, but also trying to improve the moral behavior of people, usually through education. The Transhumanist proposal of moral enhancement promises to make us better and understands it as a...
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doaj-5014bd808ee747728505e551eb3778b92021-07-02T17:29:39ZengUniwersytet Mikołaja KopernikaScientia et Fides2300-76482353-56362019-09-017216517010.12775/SetF.2019.02117495Is human enhancement possible if it comes from the outside?Rubén Herce0University of Navarra, PamplonaThroughout history, human beings have worked on their personal enhancement. Not only improving the living conditions, but also trying to improve the moral behavior of people, usually through education. The Transhumanist proposal of moral enhancement promises to make us better and understands it as a duty, also because of the ethical challenges that present to us. In the following article we explore if that is possible and to what extent, taking into account that humans are agents.https://apcz.umk.pl/czasopisma/index.php/SetF/article/view/20518transhumanismmoral enhancementhuman enhancementagentbioenhancement |
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Throughout history, human beings have worked on their personal enhancement. Not only improving the living conditions, but also trying to improve the moral behavior of people, usually through education. The Transhumanist proposal of moral enhancement promises to make us better and understands it as a duty, also because of the ethical challenges that present to us. In the following article we explore if that is possible and to what extent, taking into account that humans are agents. |
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