1. Ethics of Human Enhancement Group 3 Changqing Ruan Hasan Ali Hu Li Ishtiaq Hassan Wani

2. Human Enhancement “Man is the only creature that refuses to be what he is.” —Albert Camus (1951)” Any activity by which we improve our body, mind or abilities  Natural Enhancement: Reading a book, Eating vegetable, Doing Exercise  Artificial Enhancement: A computer chip implanted on our brain

3. Distiction Between Tools-Enhancement  Mere use of tool------Natural  Tools integrated into bodies-----Enhancement Therapy-Enhancement  Corrective eyeglasses ------Therapy  Night vision binuculars------Enhancement

4. Human Enhancement- Context Dependent Context is important while deciding  What counts as enhancement?  Whether it is morally relevant?  Is it Probelmatic or not?

5. We, human, are improving our  minds (through education, disciplined thinking, meditation, pharmaceuticals, etc.,) Enhancements for cognitive and physical performance Ritalin -a drug, used especially in the treatment of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder ADHD, -normal students use it to boost concentration as a way to study more effectively. Beta-blockers -intended to treat high blood pressure and other disorders by slowing down the heart rate, -is also tried to reduce anxiety as a way to boost physical performance,  bodies (with a sound diet, physical exercise, advanced materials etc.,)

6. Cosmetic surgery -radical life extension,  by curing fatal diseases e.g. cancer  rejuvenating the body/mind  developing anti-aging medicine, Prosthetic limbs More Examples…

7. Human enhancement leads to societal disruptions Human beings surely benefit from human enhancement SatelliteInternetDrug However, also leads to societal disruptions Communication problem …… UnemploymentAddiction to internet ……

8. Should we restrict the changes in life? NO! What should we do is to minimize the disruptions instead of evading. We look forward to this circle Desire enhancement Enhanced person Breakthroughs in iintelligence and creativity Benefits in life