the risk and potential of human enhancement
karim jebari
Outline of this talk
- what is human enhancement (HE)?
- objections to HE
- when does HE matter?
what is HE?
- HE vs. treatment
- HE vs. modification
- when does technology become HE?
examples
objections to HE
- disgusting
- inequality
- the unbidden
- hyper-agency
HE is a diverse set of technologies
it is inconsistent to be against X because X is an instance of HE
HE that matters (1)
- cognition
- moral emotions
HE that matters (2)
- love
- sex
- sleep
- death
HE that matters less
- athletic
- sense/perception
- apparence
HE that is problematic
- longevity treatment
Tack för mig
Karim Jebari
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the risk and potential of human enhancement
By Karim Jebari
