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  • Bioethics
  • Philosophy of Technology
  • Human Enhancement

Background:

  • Biomedical enhancement aims to improve human capacities beyond normal levels.
  • Concerns exist regarding the ethical implications of human enhancement technologies.
  • The 'argument against enhancement from achievement' posits that enhancement threatens the value of human accomplishments.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To critically examine the argument against enhancement from achievement.
  • To assess different versions and readings of this argument.
  • To determine if biomedical enhancement poses an unusual threat to achievement.

Main Methods:

  • Philosophical analysis of ethical arguments.
  • Distinction between strong and weak readings of the argument.
  • Evaluation of claims regarding the impact of enhancement on achievement.

Main Results:

  • Strong readings of the argument against enhancement from achievement are unsuccessful.
  • Weak readings demonstrate that enhancement can interfere with the nature or value of achievement.
  • However, weak readings do not establish that enhancement poses an unusual threat to achievement.

Conclusions:

  • The argument against enhancement from achievement, in its strong forms, is unconvincing.
  • While enhancement may alter the perception or value of achievements, it does not fundamentally undermine them.
  • Further ethical considerations are needed beyond the scope of achievement-based arguments.