On July 3, 2015 IEET Fellow Russell Blackford spoke at at the University of Melbourne conference on "Human Enhancement: Destiny or Disaster?" "What if Nothing is Sacred? Politics and Bioethics without Sanctity." The prospect of enhancing human mental and physical abilities above normal limits has been enthusiastically embraced by several leading bioethicists and philosophers. However, many people are alarmed by the thought of humans being able to enhance themselves, fearing that this ability may be misused. In this conference leading philosophers and bioethicists come together to discuss whether or not human enhancement is the destiny we should embrace or a potential disaster we should avoid.




On July 3, 2015 IEET Fellow Russell Blackford spoke at at the University of Melbourne conference on "Human Enhancement: Destiny or Disaster?" "What if Nothing is Sacred? Politics and Bioethics without Sanctity." The prospect of enhancing human mental and physical abilities above normal limits has been enthusiastically embraced by several leading bioethicists and philosophers. However, many people are alarmed by the thought of humans being able to enhance themselves, fearing that this ability may be misused. In this conference leading philosophers and bioethicists come together to discuss whether or not human enhancement is the destiny we should embrace or a potential disaster we should avoid.




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