human enhancement (EN)
What is Human Enhancement? Is human enhancement good for society? What is considered human enhancement technology? What are risks and the impact (8x)?
human enhancement (EN)
von Peter Joosten
1. Concerns
1.1. Safety
1.2. Power of companies and countries
1.3. Coercion
1.4. Unintended consequences
1.5. Inequaility
2. Impact
2.1. Warfare: supersoldiers
2.2. Geopolitics: role of Asia (books Nexus, Apex & Crux)
2.3. Sports: gene-doping
2.4. Climate change
3. Principles
3.1. Responsibility
3.2. Autonomy & freedom (of choice)
3.3. Diversity
3.4. Education
3.5. International cooperation
3.6. Hans Jonas: caution
3.7. No dogma's
4. Related concepts
4.1. biohacking: DIY. Popular media: lifestyle
4.2. transhumanism: speculative movement, further in time
4.3. human augmentation: more focus on employees
4.4. Cyborgs: human-machine symbiosis
4.5. NBIC = neuro, bio, info & cogno convergence
5. Examples
5.1. Genetic modification
5.1.1. somatic
5.1.2. designer baby: embryo
5.1.3. biotechnology: bioprinting, organoids, etc.
5.2. Pharmaceuticals
5.2.1. cognition
5.2.2. physical
5.2.3. mood
5.2.4. anti-aging