On normative judgments and ethics

Ognjen Arandelovic

doi:10.1186/s12910-016-0155-8

On normative judgments and ethics

Ognjen Arandelovic

School of Computer Science

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Abstract

Recent rapid technological and medical advance has more than ever before brought to the fore a spectrum of problems broadly categorized under the umbrella of ‘ethics of human enhancement’. Some of the most contentious issues are typified well by the arguments put forward in a recent article on human cognitive enhancement authored by Garasic and Lavazza. Herein I analyse someof the assumptions made in their work and highlight important flaws. In particular I address the problems associated with the distinction between‘treatment’ and ‘enhancement’, and ‘natural’ vs. ‘non-natural’ therapies.

Original language	English
Article number	75
Number of pages	4
Journal	BMC Medical Ethics
Volume	17
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1186/s12910-016-0155-8
Publication status	Published - 22 Nov 2016

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Enhancement
Treatment
Natural
Non-natural

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