The Ethics of Radical Life Extension
Catholic, Protestant, Orthodox Christian, and Global Ethic Perspectives
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21744516 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Hille Haker (0000-0001-6725-6666), William Schweiker (0009-0002-7589-8364), Perry Hamalis, Perry T Hamalis (0000-0002-3244-8761), Myriam Renaud (0000-0002-8099-8805) |
| Year | 2021 |
| Volume | 41 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 315-330 |
| Publication date | 2021-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of the Society of Christian Ethics (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1540-7942 • E-ISSN: 2326-2176 |
| Publisher | Philosophy Documentation Center (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.5840/jsce202112753 |
| OpenAlex | W4205618470 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
Biomedical technologies capable of sharply reducing or ending human aging, “radical life extension” (RLE), call for a Christian response. The authors featured in this article offer some preliminary thoughts. Common themes include: What kind of life counts as a “good life;” the limits, if any, of human freedom; the consequences of extended life on the human species and on the Earth; the meaning and value of finite and vulnerable embodied life; the experience of time; anthropological self-understanding; and human dignity. Notably, all four authors share serious concerns about RLE’s potential effects
Aesthetics · Dignity · Embodied cognition · Environmental ethics · Epistemology · Human life · Life extension · Meaning of life · Political science · Protestantism · Sociology · Theology · Law · Medicine · Neuroethics, Human Enhancement, Biomedical Innovations · Philosophy · Gerontology
| Unique citing works | 1 |
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| Citations per year | 0,25 |
| Citation span | 2022 - 2022 (1) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |