Moral Enhancement and the Public Good

Controversially argues that everyone should receive a hypothetical substance if it were discovered that it would make us better people, and that such administration should be without our knowledge. Key objections are addressed.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction 1. Disease and Treatment 2. Preventing Harm 3. An Epistemic Argument for Compulsory Moral Bioenhancement 4. A Moral Argument for Compulsory Moral Bioenhancement 5. The Proposal 6. The Epistemology of Moral Bioenhancement 7. Covert Moral Bioenhancement 8. Transparency 9. Libertarian Covert Compulsory Moral Bioenhancement Conclusion

Über den Autor / die Autorin

Parker Crutchfield is Associate Professor in Medical Ethics, Humanities, and Law at Western Michigan University Homer Stryker M.D. School of Medicine. He writes in bioethics and epistemology, teaches medical ethics to medical students and resident physicians, and provides clinical ethics consultations.

Zusammenfassung

Controversially argues that everyone should receive a hypothetical substance if it were discovered that it would make us better people, and that such administration should be without our knowledge. Key objections are addressed.

Produktdetails

• Autoren: Parker Crutchfield
• Verlag: Taylor and Francis
• Sprache: Englisch
• Produktform: Taschenbuch
• Erschienen: 09.10.2024
• EAN: 9781032020860
• ISBN: 978-1-032-02086-0
• Seiten: 174
• Gewicht: 340 g
• Illustration: Tabellen, schwarz-weiss
• Themen: Geisteswissenschaften, Kunst, Musik > Philosophie > Allgemeines, Lexika; Naturwissenschaften, Medizin, Informatik, Technik > Medizin > Allgemeines; Sachbuch > Philosophie, Religion > Philosophie: Allgemeines, Nachschlagewerke; PHILOSOPHY / General, MEDICAL / Ethics, MEDICAL / Health Policy, MEDICAL / Public Health, Ethics & moral philosophy, Bioethics, Ethics and moral philosophy, Ethical issues & debates, Bio-ethics, Ethical issues and debates