Ethical Caveats Surrounding Mental Performance Enhancemen
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.In this chapter, we apply ethical frameworks that help guide moral decisions on the use of scientific and technological advances for performance enhancement. We do not attempt to provide a clear answer to ethical dilemmas, rather we raise several considerations regarding the use of mental performance enhancement in humans. We describe several ethical frameworks which are woven throughout the present chapter, particularly when reviewing examples of the various tools used to enhance mental performance. Indeed, several of these tools rely on identifying norms and convictions of society or the individual (i.e., deontology), weighing cost–benefit analysis of applied methods (i.e., consequentialism), and through emphasis on the individual as an autonomous moral agent capable of making decisions (i.e., virtue ethics). © 2024 selection and editorial matter, Nathalie Pattyn and Robin Hauffa; individual chapters, the contributors.
TNO Identifier
1000607
ISBN
9781003378969
Publisher
Taylor & Francis
Source title
Handboek caveats surrounding mental performce enhancement: lessons from high performance domains
Editor(s)
Pattyn, N.
Hauffa, R.
Hauffa, R.
Place of publication
London
Pages
363-374