abstract: At present, the ideological bias in the human enhancement debate holds that opponents to human enhancement are primarily techno-conservatives who, lacking any reasonable, systematic account of why we ought to be so opposed, simply resort to a sort of fear-mongering and anti-meliorism. This dissertation means to counteract said bias by offering just such an account. Offered herein is a heuristic explanation of how, given a thorough understanding of enhancement both as a technology and as an attitude, we can predict a likely future of rampant commodification and dehumanization of man, and a veritable assault on human flourishing. / Dissertation/Thesis / Ph.D. Philosophy 2012
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:asu.edu/item:14769 |
| Date | January 2012 |
| Contributors | Milleson, Valerye Michelle (Author), Mcgregor, Joan (Advisor), Robert, Jason (Committee member), French, Peter (Committee member), Arizona State University (Publisher) |
| Source Sets | Arizona State University |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Doctoral Dissertation |
| Format | 211 pages |
| Rights | http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/, All Rights Reserved |
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