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Climate change, cooperation and moral bioenhancement.

Toby Handfield¹, Pei-Hua Huang¹, Robert Mark Simpson¹

¹Monash University, SOPHIS, Clayton, Victoria, Australia.

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|August 26, 2016

Summary

Human moral judgment struggles with global issues like climate change. Moral bioenhancement, using technology to boost trust and altruism, faces significant obstacles but warrants further research for climate cooperation.

Keywords:

Behaviour Modification Decision-making Enhancement Public Policy

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Area of Science:

Moral psychology and bioethics
Evolutionary biology and cooperation
Climate change mitigation strategies

Background:

Human moral judgment is ill-equipped for large-scale, long-term challenges such as climate change.
The concept of moral bioenhancement proposes using medical technologies to increase prosocial behaviors like trust and altruism.
Enhanced cooperation is crucial for addressing global environmental issues effectively.

Purpose of the Study:

To assess the feasibility of moral bioenhancement for improving climate change cooperation.
To review proximate and ultimate causes of human cooperation.
To identify potential obstacles and future research directions for bioenhancement strategies.

Main Methods:

Systematic survey of recent scientific literature on the evolutionary and psychological underpinnings of human cooperation.
Analysis of proposed moral bioenhancement techniques.
Identification of key challenges and limitations for implementing bioenhancement.

Main Results:

Existing research on cooperation provides insights into potential targets for bioenhancement.
Significant theoretical and practical obstacles are likely to impede the effectiveness of moral bioenhancement.
The complexity of human cooperation suggests that simple bioenhancement interventions may be insufficient.

Conclusions:

Moral bioenhancement presents a novel but challenging approach to fostering climate action.
Further research is needed to understand the intricate factors influencing human cooperation before bioenhancement can be effectively applied.
Addressing obstacles in cooperation mechanisms is essential for successful climate change mitigation.