A Kantian ethics approach to moral bioenhancement

被引:3
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作者
Carter, Sarah [1 ,2 ]
机构
[1] Univ Manchester, Ctr Social Eth & Policy, Bioeth & Med Jurisprudence, Manchester, Lancs, England
[2] Univ Lancaster, Dept Polit Philosophy & Relig, Cty South B65, Lancaster LA1 4YL, England
基金
英国艺术与人文研究理事会; 英国惠康基金;
关键词
empathy; enhancement; Kantian ethics; moral bioenhancement; moral enhancement; ENHANCEMENT;
D O I
10.1111/bioe.12380
中图分类号
B82 [伦理学(道德学)];
学科分类号
摘要
It seems, at first glance, that a Kantian ethics approach to moral enhancement would tend towards the position that there could be no place for emotional modulation in any understanding of the endeavour, owing to the typically understood view that Kantian ethics does not allow any role for emotion in morality as a whole. It seems then that any account of moral bioenhancement which places emotion at its centre would therefore be rejected. This article argues, however, that this assumption is incorrect. Given later writings by Kant on the role of sympathy, and taking into account other concerns in Kantian ethics (such as bodily integrity), it may in fact be the case that Kantian ethics would allow for an account of moral bioenhancement through emotional modulation, and that in some (rare) cases such an intervention might even be considered to be a duty.
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页码:683 / 690
页数:8
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