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.” Soon we’ll be able to enhance cognition and mood in healthy subjects. Indeed, “cosmetic psychopharmacology” has already arrived on the scene.
Hij stelt m.i. interessante vragen. En vooral bij die laatste vraag ik me af hoe de wereld eruit ziet als iedereen ethisch geoptimaliseerd is. Saai is mijn eerste gedachte.
Who is to decide which of those alterations will enrich our lives and which alterations we may come to regret?
If we can make normal people smarter, should we also make smart people even smarter
Given the new generations of cognitive enhancers, should we inaugurate pre-exam urine tests in our secondary schools and universities? If reliable mood-optimizers become available, will grumpiness or premenstrual syndrome in the workplace be seen as unkemptness or dishevelment, in much the same way as strong body odor is today?
But we will go further than that. One of the new keywords in the important new academic discipline of neuroethics5 is “cognitive enhancement.” Soon we’ll be able to enhance cognition and mood in healthy subjects. Indeed, “cosmetic psychopharmacology” has already arrived on the scene.What would we do if “moral enhancement” became a pharmacological possibility through drugs that make people behave in a more prosocial, altruistic manner? Would we feel obliged to optimize everybody’s ethical behavior
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Ruim twee beeldschermen kopie/paste verwijderd. Het onderlijnde heb ik laten staan. Maria