01.07.07

The Edge Annual Question 2007

Posted in Ethics, Future, Human Enhancement, Technology, Transhumanism at 7:04 am by rheil

The Edge Annual Question — 2007

(“WHAT ARE YOU OPTIMISTIC ABOUT? WHY?

As an activity, as a state of mind, science is fundamentally optimistic. Science figures out how things work and thus can make them work better. Much of the news is either good news or news that can be made good, thanks to ever deepening knowledge and ever more efficient and powerful tools and techniques. Science, on its frontiers, poses more and ever better questions, ever better put.

What are you optimistic about? Why? Surprise us!”)

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12.28.06

Therapeutic Cloning, Does it violate human dignity?

Posted in Ethics, Transhumanism at 3:38 pm by rheil

Therapeutic Cloning, Does it violate human dignity? Interessante Auseinandersetzung zwischen unterschiedlichen Vertretern des Transhumanismus und einem “bioconservativen”.

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The Presidents Council of Bioethics

Posted in Critics, Ethics, Transhumanism at 3:37 pm by rheil

Auf den Webseiten des The Presidents Council of Bioethics (USA) findet sich eine Fülle an Publikationen zur Bioethik, sowie Sitzungsprotokolle. Leonard Kass und Francis Fukuyama dürften die bekanntesten Angehörigen dieses Ausschusses sein. Beide sind Gegner des Human Enhacements und des nichttherapeutischen Eingriffs in die menschliche Keimbahn. Der Transhumanismus richtet sich gegen fast alle durch diesen Ausschuss vertretenen Positionen.

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