The Idea of Excellence and Human Enhancement: Reconsidering the Debate on Transhumanism in Light of Moral Philosophy and Science

ISBN-13: 9783631718346 / Angielski / Twarda / 2018 / 332 str.

Adriana Warmbier

Opis

This book contains recent articles concerning the debate on human enhancement in light of moral philosophy and science. It offers not only the thorough consideration on the promise, limitations, and perils of biotechnological improvement, but also demonstrates new perspectives on this important subject.

Spis treści

Human enhancement- Neuroenhancement- Moral enhancement- Moral improvement- Human perfection- Human flourishing- Transhumanism and Cognitive Science- Human enhancement and agent-based ethics- Autonomy and agency- Modifying human nature- Genetic engineering

O autorze

Adriana Warmbier is Assistant Professor in the Institute of Philosophy at the Faculty of Philosophy at the Jagiellonian University in Krakow (Poland). Her research interests concentrate mainly on moral philosophy and related areas, ethics, naturalism and normativity, post-humanism. She authored and co-authored numerous articles, chapters and books.