Ethics of Human Enhancement: 25 Questions & Answers

Studies in Ethics, Law, and Technology, Vol. 4 : Iss. 1, Article 4.

By Fritz Allhoff, Patrick Lin, James Moor and John Weckert

This paper presents the principal findings from a three-year research project funded by the US National Science Foundation (NSF) on ethics of human enhancement technologies. To help untangle this ongoing debate, we have organized the discussion as a list of questions and answers, starting with background issues and moving to specific concerns, including: freedom & autonomy, health & safety, fairness & equity, societal disruption, and human dignity. Each question-and-answer pair is largely self-contained, allowing the reader to skip to those issues of interest without affecting continuity. 

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