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  • Bioethics
  • Philosophy of Technology

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  • The ongoing debate surrounding moral enhancement.
  • The philosophical underpinnings of moral life and technological application.

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  • To summarize the moral enhancement debate.
  • To critically examine arguments by J. Harris concerning moral life.
  • To analyze the conception of technology within the moral enhancement discourse.

Summary:

  • A review of the moral enhancement debate is presented.
  • J. Harris's argument, linked to I. Persson's and S. Savulescu's views on moral life, is explored.
  • The paper critiques the notion of technology as a neutral instrument for ethically charged objectives.

Impact:

  • Highlights a potentially naive view of technology in ethical discussions.
  • Encourages a more nuanced understanding of technology's role in moral development.
  • Contributes to the critical discourse on bioethics and technological determinism.