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

the risk and potential of human enhancement

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