The Ethics of Anti-Aging Medicine

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The Ethics of Anti-Aging Medicine By: Ronald F. White and Richard Haubner College of Mount St. Joseph

Human Inquiry Inquiry Descriptive Inquiry Prescriptive Inquiry Facts “IS” Truth Prescriptive Inquiry Values “OUGHT” Good

Prescriptive Ethical Theories Teleological Theories Consequences-ends justify the means Hedonism-happiness or pleasure Egoism-individual Utilitarianism-community Deontological Theories (Duty-Based) Rules Divine Command Rights-Based Theories (Justice) Natural Law Theories Nature=Goodness Virtue-Based Moral Theories Virtue=Human Excellence

Teleology and Anti-Aging Medicine Consequences Pains and Pleasures (Costs/Benefits) Egoistic Considerations For YOU, what would be the costs and benefits of living to be 300 yrs old? Positive Ratio or Negative Ratio? Utilitarian Considerations For the COMMUNITY, what would be the costs and benefits of living to be 300 yrs old? For the United States or for the World?

Deontology and Anti-Aging Medicine Is there a “Duty to Die” or a “Duty to Extend?” Arguments Based on Divine Command Judaism and Roman Catholicism Protestantism and Islam Arguments based on Human Rights Liberty or Voluntariness- (Right to Refuse) Justice in the distribution of anti-aging medicine Discrimination

Natural Law and Anti-Aging Medicine Would it be “Unnatural” to live to be 300 years old? Would it be “Immoral” to live to be 300 years old? Would 300 year life-spans mark the beginning of our “post-human future?”

Virtue and Vices of Anti-Aging Medicine What are the “Virtues” associated with “Natural Life-Spans?” What are the “Vices” associated with “Natural Life-Spans?” What are the Virtues associated with “Extended Life-Spans? What are the “Vices” associated with “Extended Life-Spans”

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