Chapter 12 Partiality for Humanity and Enhancement
We consider a strategy for justifying bio-conservative opposition to enhancement according to which we should resist radical departures from human nature, not because human nature possesses any intrinsic value, but because it is our nature. The idea is that we can be partial to humanity in the same...
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| description | We consider a strategy for justifying bio-conservative opposition to enhancement according to which we should resist radical departures from human nature, not because human nature possesses any intrinsic value, but because it is our nature. The idea is that we can be partial to humanity in the same way that common sense morality allows us to be partial to self, family, lovers, friends or our country. Whilst a similar idea was suggested by Bernard Williams and Jerry Cohen, it was not fully developed, and their arguments fail to mount a serious challenge to many forms of enhancement. We explore a better approach, drawing on recent literature about the nature and grounds of partiality, and attempt to elucidate what partiality for humanity might plausibly involve. We argue, however, that even if such partiality for humanity is defensible, it can at most only set limits on enhancement. |
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| spelling | doab-20.500.12854ir-708622025-08-13T14:12:11Z Chapter 12 Partiality for Humanity and Enhancement Pugh, Jonathan Kahane, Guy human enhancement; bioconservatives thema EDItEUR::P Mathematics and Science::PS Biology, life sciences::PSB Biochemistry thema EDItEUR::P Mathematics and Science::PS Biology, life sciences::PSB Biochemistry We consider a strategy for justifying bio-conservative opposition to enhancement according to which we should resist radical departures from human nature, not because human nature possesses any intrinsic value, but because it is our nature. The idea is that we can be partial to humanity in the same way that common sense morality allows us to be partial to self, family, lovers, friends or our country. Whilst a similar idea was suggested by Bernard Williams and Jerry Cohen, it was not fully developed, and their arguments fail to mount a serious challenge to many forms of enhancement. We explore a better approach, drawing on recent literature about the nature and grounds of partiality, and attempt to elucidate what partiality for humanity might plausibly involve. We argue, however, that even if such partiality for humanity is defensible, it can at most only set limits on enhancement. 2021-02-10T12:58:18Z 2021-06-17T09:44:08Z 2016 chapter https://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/49607 https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/70862 eng open access image/png image/jpeg image/jpeg Attribution 4.0 International Attribution 4.0 International Attribution 4.0 International https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/49607/1/Bookshelf_NBK401922.pdf https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/49607/1/Bookshelf_NBK401922.pdf https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/49607/1/Bookshelf_NBK401922.pdf Oxford University Press db4e319f-ca9f-449a-bcf2-37d7c6f885b1 The Ethics of Human Enhancement Wellcome Trust d859fbd3-d884-4090-a0ec-baf821c9abfd Wellcome 11 Oxford open access |
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