Mejoras cognitivas y el problema de la inequidad: entre bioconservadurismo y bioliberalismo
The notion of <em>cognitive enhancement </em>refers to a group of procedures and technologies aiming at amplifying any capacity of an organism by increasing its internal systems of information processing. After clarifying the term, this article discusses an argument raised in the context...
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| Tipo de documento: | artigo |
| Data de publicação: | 2021 |
| País: | España |
| Recursos: | Universidad de Navarra |
| Repositório: | Dadun. Depósito Académico Digital de la Universidad de Navarra |
| Idioma: | espanhol |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:dadun.unav.edu:10171/64134 |
| Acesso em linha: | https://hdl.handle.net/10171/64134 |
| Access Level: | Acceso aberto |
| Palavra-chave: | cognición mejoras cognitivas inequidad social neurotecnologías prohibición |
| Resumo: | The notion of <em>cognitive enhancement </em>refers to a group of procedures and technologies aiming at amplifying any capacity of an organism by increasing its internal systems of information processing. After clarifying the term, this article discusses an argument raised in the context of the worries about the potential social consequences of promotion and use of such technologies in society. For some, this process would exacerbate current social inequalities, open the possibility of considering their total prohibition. I call this the <em>argument from inequality against cognitive enhancement</em>. After explaining the dimensions of the debate, I reply to Veit’s1 liberal proposal that claims that cognitive enhancements would not increase social inequality, and that they should be fully embraced and promoted. Finally, I conclude by briefly sketching a moderate alternative that focuses on strict regulation rather than in prohibition. |
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