Neuroethics, Justice and Autonomy: Public Reason in the Cognitive Enhancement Debate

• Κύριος συγγραφέας: Dubljević, Veljko (Συγγραφέας, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut)
• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2019.
• Έκδοση: 1st ed. 2019.
• Σειρά: The International Library of Ethics, Law and Technology, 19
• Θέματα: Ethics.; Neurosciences.; Economic policy.; Quality control.; Reliability.; Industrial safety.; Economic Policy.; Quality Control, Reliability, Safety and Risk.

This book explicitly addresses policy options in a democratic society regarding cognitive enhancement drugs and devices. The book offers an in-depth case by case analysis of existing and emerging cognitive neuroenhancement technologies and canvasses a distinct political neuroethics approach. The aut...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• List of abbreviations
• Acknowledgments
• Abstract
• 1. Introduction
• 1.1. The political approach: Beyond utilitarianism and nonpublic reasons - public reason, autonomy and justice in neuroethics
• 1.2. The outcomes: Extension of Rawls' theory of justice in the practical account of public policy on cognitive enhancement
• 1.3. Research questions and the structure of the book
• 2. Conceptual and methodological foundations
• 2.1. Rawls' political philosophy
• 2.2. Principles of justice as criteria for assessing cognitive enhancement of healthy adults - perspectives and counterarguments
• 2.3. Coercion and compulsion: the political and not metaphysical principle of autonomy in neuroethics
• 3. Psycho-pharmacological cognitive enhancements
• 3.1. Cognition-enhancement drugs: General issues
• 3.2. The case of Ritalin (Methylphenidate)
• 3.3. The case of Adderall (Amphetamine)
• 4. Electro-magnetic enhancements of cognition
• 4.1. Cognition-enhancement devices: General issues
• 4.2. The case of transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS)
• 4.3. The case of transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS)
• 5. Analysis of objections
• 5.1. Objections to the general approach
• 5.2. Could there be a convergence between liberals, socialists and conservatives on policy concerning cognitive enhancement? Objections to the idea of public reason
• 5.3. Specific objections to the argument and policy proposals
• 6. Conclusions
• Index.