Rethinking human enhancement as collective welfarism

Bavelier, Daphné; Savulescu, Julian; Fried, Linda P.; Friedmann, Theodore; Lathan, Corinna E.; Schürle, Simone; Beard, John R.

doi:10.1038/s41562-019-0545-2

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Rethinking human enhancement as collective welfarism

ContributorsBavelier, Daphné; Savulescu, Julian; Fried, Linda P.; Friedmann, Theodore; Lathan, Corinna E.; Schürle, Simone; Beard, John R.

Published inNature Human Behaviour, vol. 3, no. 3, p. 204-206

Publication date2019

Abstract

Human enhancement technologies are opening tremendous opportunities but also challenges to the core of what it means to be human. We argue that the goal of human enhancement should be to enhance quality of life and well-being not only of individuals but also of the communities they inhabit.

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Faculté de psychologie et des sciences de l'éducation / Section de psychologie

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Brain & Learning Lab

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BAVELIER, Daphné et al. Rethinking human enhancement as collective welfarism. In: Nature Human Behaviour, 2019, vol. 3, n° 3, p. 204–206. doi: 10.1038/s41562-019-0545-2

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DOI : 10.1038/s41562-019-0545-2

Additional URL for this publicationhttp://www.nature.com/articles/s41562-019-0545-2

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Rethinking human enhancement as collective welfarism

Human enhancement technologies are opening tremendous opportunities but also challenges to the core of what it means to be human. We argue that the goal of human enhancement should be to enhance quality of life and well-being not only of individuals but also of the communities they inhabit.

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