We face an emerging range of technologies that can be applied to
our human natures with the goal of enhancing us. There are
nootropic smart drugs and gene editing that influence the
development of the brain. The near future promises cybernetic
technologies that can be grafted onto our brains and bodies. The
challenge for readers of Dialogues on Human Enhancement is to
decide how to respond to these and other coming enhancement
technologies. As you read these dialogues you will meet passionate
advocates for a variety of responses to enhancement tech, ranging
from blanket rejection to ecstatic endorsement. You’ll encounter
Olen, for whom there is no such thing as too much enhancement.
You’ll meet Winston, a bioconservative who fiercely but also
imaginatively opposes any human enhancement. And there is the
moderate Eugenie, who strives to distinguish between enhancement
technologies that should and should not be accepted. As these
characters philosophically engage with each other they will benefit
from the supervisory presence of Sophie, the philosopher. Dialogues
on Human Enhancement does not arrive at a single conclusion.
Olen’s transhumanism, Eugenie’s moderation, and Winston’s
bioconservatism are presented as viable and necessary views as we
enter a future made uncertain by human enhancement tech. And the
book also welcomes the voices of students, even – and especially
– if they challenge the opinions of our age’s experts. As
students join the conversations in this book, they will formulate
their own views about how humanity could or should be in our Age of
Human Enhancement.
General
| Imprint: |
Taylor & Francis
|
| Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
| Series: |
Philosophical Dialogues on Contemporary Problems |
| Release date: |
September 2023 |
| First published: |
2024 |
| Authors: |
Nicholas Agar
|
| Dimensions: |
216 x 138mm (L x W) |
| Pages: |
200 |
| ISBN-13: |
978-1-03-234225-2 |
| Categories: |
Books
|
| LSN: |
1-03-234225-0 |
| Barcode: |
9781032342252 |
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