Human Enhancement, Is It Good?: New Technologies Raise Ethical Dilemmas
New technologies now enable the radical enhancement of human capabilities. These opportunities present complex moral and philosophical dilemmas that are difficult to navigate, and touch on the more essential question, what does it mean to be human? At what point does enhancement actually change who we are?
| Topics: | Medical Ethics |
Charles Foster is a writer and a practicing barrister. He is known for his books and articles on Natural History, travel (particularly in Africa and the Middle East), theology, law and medical ethics. He has been a research fellow at the the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and a research assistant to Aharon Barak, Justice (and later President) of the Supreme Court of Israel. Currently he is a Fellow of Green Templeton College, Oxford, where he teaches medical law and ethics. He is also a Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society and the Linnean Society.
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