Cognitive Enhancement and the Value of Cognitive Achievement
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21497348 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Wang Ju (0000-0002-0733-923X, Fudan University, corresponding author), JU WANG (0000-0002-6514-0923, School of Philosophy Fudan University No. 220 Handan Road, Yangpu District Shanghai China) |
| Year | 2021 |
| Volume | 38 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 121-135 |
| Publication date | 2021-02-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Applied Philosophy (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0264-3758 • E-ISSN: 1468-5930 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/japp.12460 |
| OpenAlex | W3084291801 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
Cognitive enhancement has an increasingly wider influence on our life. The main issue that concerns epistemologists is what its epistemological implications are. Adam Carter and Duncan Pritchard argue that cognitive enhancement improves cognitive achievement, but this view faces axiological objections. A worry exists that cognitive enhancement undermines achievements and erodes intellectual character. Crucially, two parties seem to talk past each other because the nature of cognitive enhancement and the value of cognitive enhancement are not clearly distinguished. To end the stand‐off between the two parties, I take insight from Gwen Bradford’s work and argue that, other things being equal, cognitive enhancement either decreases the value of cognitive achievement or undermines cognitive achievement. In the face of this threat, I further submit that we could learn to live with cognitive enhancement in an integrated way so that the lost value can be restored
Cognition · Cognitive reframing · Social science · Sociology · Worry · Computer Science · Misinformation and Its Impacts · Neuroethics, Human Enhancement, Biomedical Innovations · Psychology · Psychology of Moral and Emotional Judgment · Social Psychology
| Citations per year | 0.67 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2023 - 2024 (2) |
| Highly cited | No |