TY  - EJOUR
A1  - Reichlin, Massimo
TI  - Is there a need for moral enhancement?
T2  - Éthique, politique, religions 2015 – 1, n° 6. Le Transhumanisme
JO  - Éthique, politique, religions (ISSN 2271-7234), 6, 2015 – 1
DO  - 10.15122/isbn.978-2-8124-4840-9.p.0137
SN  - 2271-7234
SP  - 137
EP  - 150
AB  - In several contributions, Persson and Savulescu have argued that there is an urgent need for moral enhancement. I suggest that their original argument, based on the connection between cognitive enhancement and moral enhancement, is inconclusive. I further take up a sceptical stance with respect to the more moderate view, defended by Douglas, according to which moral enhancement, though not a moral necessity, is inherently beneficial and worth pursuing. If moral enhancement interferes with the construction of our moral character, and risks endangering the integrity of the moral self, I suggest there may be reasons to doubt that it is morally permissible. 
PY  - 2015
DA  - 2015/09/02
DP  - Classiques Garnier
PB  - Classiques Garnier
CY  - Paris
KW  - Moral enhancement; transhumanism; human dignity; coercion; moralising process.
LA  - eng
UR  - https://shop.staging.classiques-garnier.net/ethique-politique-religions-2015-1-n-6-le-transhumanisme-is-there-a-need-for-moral-enhancement-en.html
Y2  - 2025/12/06
ER  -