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.

List of contents

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

About the author

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.

Summary

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.

Product details

• Authors: Parker Crutchfield
• Publisher: Taylor and Francis
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 09.10.2024
• EAN: 9781032020860
• ISBN: 978-1-032-02086-0
• No. of pages: 174
• Weight: 340 g
• Illustrations: Tabellen, schwarz-weiss
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Philosophy > General, dictionaries; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Medicine > General; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Philosophy: general, reference works; 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