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MORAL PROGRESS AND MORAL ENHANCEMENT.

Authors :
HARRIS, JOHN
Source :
Bioethics. Jun2013, Vol. 27 Issue 5, p285-290. 6p.
Publication Year :
2013

Abstract

In this article the authors discuss the concepts of moral progress and moral enhancement and their use in avoiding nuclear disaster and the article "Getting Moral Enhancement Right: the Desirability of Moral Bioenhancement" by Ingmar Perrson and Julian Savulescu. He is critical of several points which are raised in Perrson and Savulescu's article and is supportive of using education, the eradication of poverty and increasing affluence to develop moral enhancement across the globe.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
02699702
Volume :
27
Issue :
5
Database :
Academic Search Index
Journal :
Bioethics
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
87564055
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-8519.2012.01965.x