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Debate between bioliberals (who adopt a permissive view about human enhancement) and bioconservatives (who oppose it) often fails to be constructive, since bioliberals are often dismissive of the conservative values to which bioconservatives frequently appeal. As a result, bioconservative opposition...
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oapen-20.500.12657-496062021-06-19T00:56:41Z Chapter 10 Enhancing Conservatism Roache, Rebecca Savulescu, Julian bioliberals; bioconservatives; human enhancement bic Book Industry Communication::P Mathematics & science::PS Biology, life sciences::PSB Biochemistry Debate between bioliberals (who adopt a permissive view about human enhancement) and bioconservatives (who oppose it) often fails to be constructive, since bioliberals are often dismissive of the conservative values to which bioconservatives frequently appeal. As a result, bioconservative opposition to enhancement remains poorly understood by bioliberals. We attempt to increase this understanding first by identifying conservative values underlying bioconservative opposition to enhancement, and second by considering on what grounds bioconservatives might object to the biological enhancement of bioconservative values. By identifying grounds that appeal to values shared by both bioconservatives and bioliberals, we aim to provide a platform on which human enhancement can be constructively debated by bioliberals and bioconservatives. We close by focusing on Mill's arguments in favour of originality as possible support for bioconservative argument. 2021-06-17T09:35:41Z 2021-06-17T09:35:41Z 2016 chapter https://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/49606 eng application/pdf Attribution 4.0 International Bookshelf_NBK401923.pdf Oxford University Press The Ethics of Human Enhancement b9501915-cdee-4f2a-8030-9c0b187854b2 4df2449a-506a-4796-b39b-00c16041ac29 d859fbd3-d884-4090-a0ec-baf821c9abfd Wellcome 13 Oxford Wellcome Trust Wellcome open access |
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Debate between bioliberals (who adopt a permissive view about human enhancement) and bioconservatives (who oppose it) often fails to be constructive, since bioliberals are often dismissive of the conservative values to which bioconservatives frequently appeal. As a result, bioconservative opposition to enhancement remains poorly understood by bioliberals. We attempt to increase this understanding first by identifying conservative values underlying bioconservative opposition to enhancement, and second by considering on what grounds bioconservatives might object to the biological enhancement of bioconservative values. By identifying grounds that appeal to values shared by both bioconservatives and bioliberals, we aim to provide a platform on which human enhancement can be constructively debated by bioliberals and bioconservatives. We close by focusing on Mill's arguments in favour of originality as possible support for bioconservative argument. |
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