Pharmacological cognitive enhancement and the value of achievements: An intervention

Pharmacological cognitive enhancements nontherapeutically improve cognitive functioning, though recent critics have challenged their use by claiming that cognitive success, aided by the use of cognitive enhancement, is less valuable than otherwise. We criticize two recent responses to this objection...

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Authors: Gordon, Emma C. (Author) ; Willis, Rebecca J. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Wiley-Blackwell 2023
In: Bioethics
Year: 2023, Volume: 37, Issue: 2, Pages: 130-134
IxTheo Classification:NBE Anthropology
NCJ Ethics of science
ZD Psychology
Further subjects:B Human Enhancement
B value of achievement
B ethics of enhancement
B cognitive enhancement
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Summary:Pharmacological cognitive enhancements nontherapeutically improve cognitive functioning, though recent critics have challenged their use by claiming that cognitive success, aided by the use of cognitive enhancement, is less valuable than otherwise. We criticize two recent responses to this objection, due to Carter and Pritchard and Wang, and propose a different response on behalf of proponents of cognitive enhancement that is shown to be more promising.
ISSN:1467-8519
Contains:Enthalten in: Bioethics
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1111/bioe.13107