How Moral Is (Moral) Enhancement? Cognitive Diversity and Moral Enhancement

Gyngell, Christopher; Easteal, Simon

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How Moral Is (Moral) Enhancement? Cognitive Diversity and Moral Enhancement

Date

2015

Authors

Gyngell, Christopher

Easteal, Simon

Publisher

Cambridge University Press

Abstract

One debate in contemporary bioethics centers on whether the development of cognitive enhancement technologies (CETs) will hasten the need for moral enhancement. In this article we provide a new argument in favor of pursuing these enhancement technologies