Sandel Flashcards

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general thesis/argument

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  1. Enhancement undermines a sense of our qualities as gifted
  2. Our sense of our qualities as gifted underpins our commitment to humility and solidarity, and reduces our tendency to over-attribute responsibility
  3. Humility and solidarity play a vital role in making a good society, and the tendency to over-attribute responsibility is harmful
    So enhancement undermines the underpinnings of a good society
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2
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relevant examples

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Hyper Parenting - Why seeking perfection is a fault

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3
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major objections

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We already enhance through medicine :: there is a difference between enhancement and therapy

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4
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Humility:

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lack of control over our children

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5
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Responsibility:

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tendency to over-attribute responibility gets worse

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Solidarity:

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explosion of over attribution of responsibility undermines solidarity

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