Lecture 24: Ethics and Enhancement

Question 1

What is a possible problem of increasing neuro knowledge?

Answer 1

Impact societal perceptions of individual control and responsibility

Question 2

List 6 ethical issues with enhancement medication.

Answer 2

1. Medicalisation of normal function - ‘shift work sleep disorder’
2. Off-label drug use
3. explicit coercion - workers forced to take; publicly mandated
4. implicit coercion
5. distributive justice - increase class divide
6. authenticity and personal achievement - enhancements = short cuts