Is human enhancement possible if it comes from the outside?

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Transhumanism, Moral Enhancement, Human Enhancement, Agent, Bioenhancement

Abstract

Throughout history, human beings have worked on their personal enhancement. Not only improving the living conditions, but also trying to improve the moral behavior of people, usually through education. The Transhumanist proposal of moral enhancement promises to make us better and understands it as a duty, also because of the ethical challenges that present to us. In the following article we explore if that is possible and to what extent, taking into account that humans are agents.

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2019-09-26

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HERCE, Rubén. Is human enhancement possible if it comes from the outside?. Scientia et Fides. Online. 26 September 2019. Vol. 7, no. 2, pp. 165-170. [Accessed 15 January 2025].

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Vol. 7 No. 2 (2019): Transhumanism

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