Sandel Flashcards
1
Q
general thesis/argument
A
- Enhancement undermines a sense of our qualities as gifted
- Our sense of our qualities as gifted underpins our commitment to humility and solidarity, and reduces our tendency to over-attribute responsibility
- 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
2
Q
relevant examples
A
Hyper Parenting - Why seeking perfection is a fault
3
Q
major objections
A
We already enhance through medicine :: there is a difference between enhancement and therapy
4
Q
Humility:
A
lack of control over our children
5
Q
Responsibility:
A
tendency to over-attribute responibility gets worse
6
Q
Solidarity:
A
explosion of over attribution of responsibility undermines solidarity