Evaluating ethical frameworks for the assessment of human cognitive enhancement applications. ([2017])

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Ellen-Marie Forsberg, Clare Shelley-Egan, Erik Thorstensen, Laurens Landeweerd, Bjorn Hofmann.
• Authors: Forsberg, Ellen-Marie; Shelley-Egan, Clare; Thorstensen, Erik; Landeweerd, Laurens; Hofmann, Bjørn
• Contents: Introduction -- Ethical tools as vehicles for practical, ethical dialogue -- Ethical concerns: cognitive enhancing drugs and noninvasive brain stimulation -- Methodology -- Cognitive enhancing drugs -- Risk and efficacy -- Authenticity and naturalness -- Fairness and personal achievement -- Distributive justice -- Coercion -- Noninvasive brain stimulation -- Ethical issues specific to transcranial direct current stimulation -- Further arguments in favour of cognitive enhancement -- Frameworks relevant for assessing HCE applications -- Principle based ethics -- The ethical matrix -- The ETICA framework -- Anticipatory ethics for emerging technologies -- Ethical Technology Assessment -- Ethical Constructive Technology Assessment -- Ethical Impact Assessment -- The adequacy of the frameworks for ethical assessment of HCE applications -- Principle based ethics -- The ethical matrix -- The ETICA framework -- Anticipatory ethics for emerging technologies -- Ethical Technology Assessment -- Ethical Constructive Technology Assessment -- Ethical Impact Assessment -- Summary -- Some final reflections -- Conclusion -- Acknowledgements -- References.
• Publisher Details: Cham, Switzerland : Springer
• Publication Date: 2017
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 100; Philosophy; Biotechnology -- Moral and ethical aspects; Medical ethics; PHILOSOPHY -- Essays; PHILOSOPHY -- Reference; Biotechnology -- Moral and ethical aspects; Medical ethics; Technology Assessment, Biomedical -- ethics; Cognition -- physiology; Biomedical Enhancement; Nootropic Agents -- therapeutic use; Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation; Biomedical Enhancement; Medical -- Neuroscience; Social Science -- General; Neurosciences; Society & social sciences; Bioethics; Neurosciences; Social sciences; Philosophy -- Ethics & Moral Philosophy; Bio-ethics; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9783319538235; 3319538233
• Related ISBNs: 3319538225; 9783319538228
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters.; Note: Print version record.
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