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Indulging anxiety: human enhancement from a Protestant perspective.

Mark J Hanson

    Christian Bioethics
    |October 20, 2001
    PubMed
    Summary

    This essay uses Protestant theological anthropology to explore human enhancement. It examines how anxiety drives enhancement, suggesting critical evaluation rather than condemnation.

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    Area of Science:

    • Theology
    • Philosophy of Technology
    • Anthropology

    Background:

    • Ethics of human enhancement requires normative assumptions about human nature.
    • Tension exists between maintaining humanity and enhancing it.
    • Protestant theological anthropology offers a framework for this evaluation.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To provide a theological anthropological basis for understanding human enhancement.
    • To evaluate the tension between maintaining and enhancing human nature.
    • To interpret enhancement as stemming from human anxiety.

    Main Methods:

    • Drawing on Reinhold Niebuhr's theological work.
    • Interpreting human enhancement through the lens of anxiety, freedom, and finiteness.
    • Considering religious and moral dimensions of sinfulness and cultural values.

    Main Results:

    • Human enhancement is linked to anxiety arising from freedom and finiteness.
    • Cultural values and religious/moral sinfulness influence enhancement motivations.
    • A framework for critical evaluation of enhancement is proposed.

    Conclusions:

    • Enhancement is not inherently condemnable but requires critical theological and anthropological assessment.
    • Understanding human nature is central to evaluating enhancement.
    • Niebuhr's work provides valuable insights into the motivations and implications of enhancement.
    Keywords:
    Biomedical EnhancementBiomedical and Behavioral ResearchGenetics and ReproductionHealth Care and Public HealthReligious Approach

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