Integration of cognitive and moral enhancement
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11994136 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Vojin Rakić (0000-0002-2969-6967, Institut za filozofiju i društvenu teoriju, Beograd, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2012 |
| Volume | 23 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 91-103 |
| Publication date | 2012-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Filozofija i drustvo (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0353-5738 • E-ISSN: 2334-8577 |
| Publisher | National Library of Serbia (PUBLISHER • RS) |
| DOI | 10.2298/fid1202091r |
| OpenAlex | W2317359923 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
I will discuss four major perspectives on cognitive enhancement and morality: 1) cognitive enhancement is morally impermissible because humans are not supposed to alter what God has ordained or nature has shaped; 2) cognitive enhancement is our moral duty, because a cognitively upgraded human is a better human; 3) cognitive enhancement is morally permissible only if it is preceded by moral enhancement; 4) cognitive enhancement is morally permissible only if it is a means to moral enhancement. I shall argue that the first three perspectives are less cogent than the fourth. The fourth perspective integrates cognitive and moral enhancement into one whole. I will denote it by (C+M) E
Cognition · Duty · Epistemology · Human enhancement · Moral disengagement · Morality · Perspective (graphical · Social cognitive theory of morality · Sociology · Theology · Computer Science · Death Anxiety and Social Exclusion · Neuroethics, Human Enhancement, Biomedical Innovations · Philosophy · Psychology · Psychology of Moral and Emotional Judgment · Social Psychology
| Unique citing works | 1 |
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| Citations per year | 0,5 |
| Citation span | 2024 - 2024 (1) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |