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Is there a problem with enhancement?

Frances M Kamm1

  • 1Harvard University, USA.

The American Journal of Bioethics : AJOB
|July 12, 2005
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This article critiques Michael Sandel's arguments on human enhancement, questioning the mastery motive and the treatment/enhancement distinction. It explores implications for parent-child relationships and distributive justice, proposing alternative concerns about safe enhancement.

Area of Science:

  • Bioethics
  • Philosophy of Technology
  • Human Enhancement

Background:

  • Michael Sandel's 2004 arguments on human enhancement raise significant ethical questions.
  • The debate centers on the motivations behind and implications of altering human capabilities.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To critically examine Sandel's arguments regarding human enhancement.
  • To analyze the desire for mastery as a motive for enhancement.
  • To explore the ethical distinctions between treatment and enhancement and their relation to nature.

Main Methods:

  • Philosophical analysis of Michael Sandel's (2004) work on human enhancement.
  • Examination of arguments concerning mastery, the treatment/enhancement dichotomy, and natural relations.
  • Discussion of potential impacts on parent-child dynamics, distributive justice, and aid obligations.
Keywords:
Analytical ApproachHealth Care and Public Health

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Main Results:

  • The desire for mastery may not be the sole or primary motivator for human enhancement.
  • Sandel's distinction between treatment and enhancement warrants further scrutiny regarding its grounding in nature.
  • Human enhancement poses complex challenges to familial relationships and societal fairness.

Conclusions:

  • Alternative ethical concerns beyond mastery may underlie unease with human enhancement.
  • Further consideration is needed to identify safe and ethically permissible avenues for human enhancement.