Is cognitive enhancement harmful? Personal affectation and independent value points of view
Vol 18, No 3 (2017) • Filosofia Unisinos - Unisinos Journal of Philosophy
Autor: Daniel Loewe
Resumo:
he paper discusses criticisms against pharmacological cognitive enhancement from a liberal perspective. The criticisms point to the consequences of cognitive enhancement in third parties and in the agents, as well as in independent values. According to the article, these criticisms are not convincing. On the contrary, it argues that under certain assumptions there are good reasons in favor of free access to cognitive enhancement.
ISSN: ISSN: 1984-8234
Texto Completo: http://revistas.unisinos.br/index.php/filosofia/article/view/fsu.2017.183.01
Palavras-Chave: pharmacological cognitive enhancement,harm on
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