DANCEST 805 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Normative Ethics, Meta-Ethics, Human Enhancement
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Philosophy of technology: tutorial 4 the human enhancement debate. Morality: "a special category of values and norms that guide us in our ordinary lives" Values: "what we think is important", something worth striving for in general and not just for themselves. 3 different answers to rule-ethical question: consequentialist, choose the practical alternative with the best consequences for the largest group, happiness vs. How to be a good person?: now: it is delegated to the individuals personal discretion and thus to the private sphere. In a democracy, all citizens should be free to pursue her or his conception of the good life - as long as they"re not hurting anyone else. Normative ethics (n): analyzes ethical problems and attempts to provide a reasoned solution: eg. Is human enhancement a good idea: asks about "right" and "wrong" Meta-ethics: the philosophical reflection on the methods and foundations of normative ethics: eg.
