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Speculation and Justification in Policy-Making on Neuroenhancement
Stefan SchlagJohannes Gutenbergsubject
anticipatory ethics; justification; neuroenhancement; policy-making; speculative ethicsHistoryneuroenhancementPolicy makinglcsh:HM401-1281anticipatory ethicsNeuroenhancementFilosofia -- RevistesHumanitats -- RevistesSociologia -- Revistesmejora de capacidadesjustificaciónSpeculationlcsh:B1-5802Educació -- Revistesjustificationética anticipatoria; ética especulativa; formación de políticas; justificación; mejora de capacidadesformación de políticaspolicy-makingPhilosophylcsh:Philosophy (General)ética anticipatoriaPhilosophylcsh:Sociology (General)speculative ethicsética especulativaHumanitiesSocial Sciences (miscellaneous)description
Neuroscientific findings allow interventions in the human brain to improve its function or modify mental states even without medical indication. This procedure, termed as neuroenhancement, is subject to a broad ethical debate. As neuroenhancement is an evolving phenomenon, the debate is necessarily future-oriented and highly dependent on information about future developments. It remains an open question to what degree uncertain forecasting or even speculation should be considered in the ethical debate and policy-making. I propose to distinguish between arguments with three different purposes: intuition-forming, self-reflecting and justifying arguments. Adequate standards are required for all kinds of future-oriented arguments. The development of these standards for justifying arguments is a task for political philosophy.
year | journal | country | edition | language |
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2013-04-01 | Recerca: revista de pensament i anàlisi |