Essays about: "Radical Enhancement"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 9 essays containing the words Radical Enhancement.

  1. 1. The transhumanist project, values, and views on human enhancement. : A study on the desirability of transhumanism.

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Institutionen för idé- och samhällsstudier

    Author : Niklas Hult; [2022]
    Keywords : Transhumanism; human enhancement; values;

    Abstract : This essay discusses the futuristic view of radical human enhancement through the lenses of the transhumanist project. The focus of the essay is on the transhumanistic values proposed by Nick Bostrom, and the technological progress that transhumanism proposes. READ MORE

  3. 2. CRISPR AND THETREATMENT/EN DISTINCTION : On Vagueness, Borderline Cases and Germline Genome Editing

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Institutionen för idé- och samhällsstudier

    Author : Ellen Svensson; [2021]
    Keywords : CRISPR; Treatment; Enhancement; Vagueness; Borderline cases; Slippery slope; Germline genome editing; GGE; Gene editing; Distinction; Ethics; Radical Enhancement; Human Nature; Eugenics;

    Abstract : In this thesis, I argue that the treatment/enhancement distinction that is central to the ethical debate concerning germline genome editing and CRISPR is too vague to be ethically and normatively guiding. The problem of vagueness is twofold, being both a semantic and epistemic issue. READ MORE

  4. 3. Overcoming the Human Condition : An Arendtian analysis of the antipolitical tendencies in transhumanism

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för statsvetenskap (ST)

    Author : Alexander Hjelm; [2020]
    Keywords : transhumanism; Arendt; depoliticization; action; diversity; political philosophy; human enhancement;

    Abstract : This article critically analyses transhumanism, an ideological movement that advocates the radical biomodification of the human body in order to overcome our deficiencies and progress towards our next phase in evolution. Following previous criticism against the depoliticization within transhumanism, the article will aim to highlight the difficulty within transhumanism to balance the respect for diversity against the imperative for human enhancement. READ MORE

  5. 4. The Role of Collaboration in Sustainable Innovation : A Case Study of a European R&D Consortium within the Area of Smart Paper-based Electronics

    University essay from Karlstads universitet/Fakulteten för hälsa, natur- och teknikvetenskap (from 2013)

    Author : Janne Kaukojärvi; [2018]
    Keywords : Open innovation; Networks; Sustainability-oriented innovation; Radical innovation; Public funding; Collaborative capabilities; Öppen innovation; Nätverk; Hållbarhetsinriktad innovation; Radikal innovation; Offentlig finansiering; Samverkansförmågor;

    Abstract : For the past decades, sustainability enhancement has become a necessity for ensuring a brighter future for the coming generations. Promoting technologybased innovation is seen as the main path for reaching the ambitious sustainable development goals. READ MORE

  6. 5. Towards A Radical Feminist Change: The Empowerment Of Survivors From Prostitution, Transgression Of Normativities And The Abolition Of Power Differences.

    University essay from Linköpings universitet/Tema Genus; Linköpings universitet/Filosofiska fakulteten

    Author : Emilie DEFFOIN; [2014]
    Keywords : Prostitution- Survivors – Empowerment- agency- Political change – Equal-society – Feminist- Abolitionism.;

    Abstract : This master thesis is an attempt to illustrate the role of a feminist and abolitionist organization towards the enhancement of women’s social conditions and their representation in society. The study is based on my three months training at an Icelandic organization, Stígamót, which is an “Education and Counselling Centre for Survivors of Sexual Abuse and Violence”. READ MORE